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Mythbusters Take on the Moon
The Mythbusters will be taking on the enduring Moon Landing Hoax conspiracy theory on August 27. The Mythbusters take on one of their biggest, most controversial myths ever: Could the July 1969 moon landing have been an elaborate hoax? First, Adam and Jamie focus on photos, testing the theory that two of NASA’s most famous…
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Discuss SF Authors During “Author August”
The Science Fiction Message Board is hosting its four annual Author August. Users are invited to discuss a different SF author every day of the month. Each Author August we celebrate a different sf writer every day, with reviews, reminiscences, cover scans, and general comments. This is a post-a-thon open to all who wish to…
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Ephemera
Random bits of silliness, probably not worth a post of their own. Botanicalls provides kits and instructions for building a device that will let your houseplants call you when they need water. They’ve recently expanded the mechanism so the plant can alert you via Twitter instead. On the Internet nobody knows you’re a dogwood. The…
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Strap on a Rocket, and Head for the Moon
The Washington Post has an interesting article about using the highly-underutilized International Space Station for something more important than low gravity experiments. The ISS, you see, is already an interplanetary spacecraft — at least potentially. It’s missing a drive system and a steerage module, but those are technicalities. Although it’s ungainly in appearance, it’s designed…
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It’s Called epMotion
Shadow asked me just the other night if boy bands weren’t illegal. Sadly no: They’re being used to sell scientific equipment. Eppendorf is hawking its new pipette machine with a music video of a boy-band group singing a boy-band love song about how your social life will improve greatly if you let a machine handle…
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Controversial SF
A recent SF Signal Mind Meld asked authors which science fiction/fantasy novels they consider to be the most controversial. Their answers fishtail all over the genre, although it goes without saying that Heinlein features prominently. I’m also amused at Claude Lalumière’s choice. At first I thought he was kidding. Dude. Lighten up. Link
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Made in Eureka
The Sci Fi Channel series Eureka, which follows life in a small town of genius inventors, returns for a second season tonight. Sci Fi created a bunch of fake “infomercials” to advertise the show when it first premiered, and they’ve been updated for the new season. There are apparently more at the Made in Eureka…
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Fueling the Conspiracy Fire
It’s been fairly well-covered in the blogosphere, so by now you’ve probably heard that one of the Apollo 14 astronauts professes insider knowledge of “real” alien visitations. He claims that the same government that couldn’t keep an affair with an intern secret has somehow managed to cover up 60 years’ worth of UFO activity. The…
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Russian/European Manned Spaceship Unveiled
The first official image of a reusable Russian/European manned spacecraft has been released. It will replace Russia’s current Soyuz vehicle and will allow Europe to participate in crew transportation. The ship will carry six crew into low-Earth orbit and four on missions to the Moon, which rivals the US Ares/Orion system. The new design includes…
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Time Travel Vacation Posters
We’ve mentioned the Echo Park Time Travel Mart previously. For a limited time, they’re offering five gorgeous travel posters advertising vacations in time. 826LA and the Echo Park Time Travel Mart are proud to premiere a collection of five original travel posters by Los Angeles based artist Amy Martin. Each poster advertises a vacation destination…