No one takes the Syfy channel seriously anymore. Nobody. As opposed to showing more classic science fiction shows and movies, their weekday lineup is saturated with paranormal reality shows that are mostly tailored to hauntings, ghosts, and two plumbers from Rhode Island looking for them. In addition there has also been the development of shows…
Science is in. For years anyone who wanted to be a chemist, doctor, work with computers, use empirical evidence to solve problems, work with the environment- all of that had been pushed aside in favor of more main streamed physical actions. Like football and hand eye coordination. However with the rise in technology that used…
The Wizard of Oz is a classic like no other. Both in the original novel and the first film adaptation in 1939 with Judy Garland still remain the most popular incarnations of Baum’s story and there is doubtful a Halloween goes by without some little girl dressing as a lost woman with ruby red slippers…
X-Wing. Tie Fighter. The Millennium freakin Falcon. The space ships in the Star Wars universe are some of the most memorable spacecraft in all of science fiction, often copied, but rarely surpassed. Every ship is a character in its own right, with a distinct look and personality that demands for it to be remembered. Here…
Careful detail to scientific accuracy of plausible physics is given in the soon-to-be-released sci-fi thriller, Singularity Principle. Condensed matter physicist Dr. David Deranian spearheaded the research for the film which involves the creation of emergent magnetic monopoles from exotic spin ice materials. Parallel universes have often been used as a literary device, but never before…
When I first played Star Wars: The Old Republic in beta a month before the games release, I came away less than impressed. After quitting World of Warcraft years ago after suffering from severe boredom, I was hoping that Old Republic would be a breath of fresh air. What I got instead was a fairly…
