Scientists Do Science in Space (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. VII)

'The Cyberene' by Rog Phillips
Somewhere in the far future a diabolical brain plotted the enslavement of mankind. But to do that a history had to be changed—ours!

'Amateur in Chancery' by George O. Smith
A desperate rescue mission! A team of scientists must plan its technical demands...but they must also account for the very nature of language and concept!

'The Facts of Life' by Peter Schuyler Miller
What if plants could make love?
Ew.

'Point of Departure' by Vaughn Shelton
With travel to the stars at stake, mystery, deception and murder befall the design team.

'Wall of Crystal, Eye of Night' by Algis Budrys
He was a vendor of dreams, purveying worlds beyond imagination to others. Yet his doom was this: He could not see what he must learn of his own!

'The Shrine' by Walt Sheldon
Naito smiled. "You are still in the grip of time, Mr. Blair. Spend some with us and you will slip a little from its tyranny." - Summary by The Reader (4 hr 56 min)