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Seen Online
I bet rocket scientists are conceited bastards. “YOU CALL THIS A MARTINI? THIS ISN’T ROCKET SCIENCE DAMMIT! I WOULD KNOW!” — YUCKYBOT Going to Tosche Station to pick up power converters, a container of blue milk, and a stick of butter. — sween My kid asked for a Pb and J, but this lead is…
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Trivia Thursday
John W. Campbell rejected Robert Heinlein’s novel The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. Which editor, now recognized by the SFWA as a Grand Master author, did buy TMIAHM? Name the corporate boss who insists that Jonathan E must retire.A) Mr. BartholomewB) Theora JonesC) Mr. LorimarD) Ben CheviotE) Mr. Lynch What is the name of the…
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Science Tarot Cards
This is kind of hurting my head a little. The Science Tarot is a set of standard tarot cards illustrated with various scientific concepts, the point being to combine “science, art and mythology into a tarot deck to engage and awaken people’s curiosity about science and the natural world.” Although I’m all over the idea…
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And Then She Met Neil Gaiman
Jenny the Bloggess, who routinely makes me laugh so hard I shoot coffee out my nose (whether or not I’m actually drinking coffee at the time), is a fan of Neil Gaiman. I should preface this post by saying that Neil Gaiman and Ray Bradbury have been my two living writing idols since I was…
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I Heart George Takei So Much
In case you’ve been living under a rock, this is what Takei is responding to. Never has the word “douchebag” been used with so much artistry.
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Watch This. Right Now.
(via Pharyngula)
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Trivia Thursday
Stanley Kubrick wanted to use music from which Pink Floyd album for his film A Clockwork Orange? What name for a 10th planet did authors Douglas Adams, Larry Niven, and Arthur C. Clarke coincidentally “agree” on? There are only four writers to have two books win both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best science-fiction/fantasy…
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Be an Alien Liaison
The UN, having apparently solved all problems here on Earth, has an “Office for Outer Space Affairs” headed by astrophysicist Mazlan Othman. The British press recently reported that Othman had been appointed an official Earth spokesperson for alien contact, which she denied. Clearly, that means the job is available for someone else. Over at Wired,…
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Size Matters: Turning Physics into Art
Analysis by Jennifer Ouellette, Discovery: Space News Because I’ve been traveling so much for the last couple of months, I missed the opening of the physics-themed art exhibit, “Measure for Measure,” at Gallery 825 in Los Angeles. It was doubly disappointing because said exhibit was curated by noted Harvard physicist Lisa Randall, author of Warped…
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A Century of Mars in the Movies
via Condor Conventions newsletter: Since 1910, when Thomas Alva Edison photographed ³A Trip to Mars², the red planet Mars has been a favorite topic of over 130 feature films. San Diego resident Gerry Williams, creator of the MarsMovieGuide. com, takes us on a multimedia tour of some of the best (as well as the worst)…