I love how we're still finding out new things about Earth. Asteroids following Earth in temporary orbits for 10 months. Fascinating.
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27425/
Read more…Anyone interested in becoming a pilot or having their kids fly the friendly skies should look into this flight school.They specialize in training under privileged youth in Compton, California.A few of their pilots set some flight records in honor of
Read more…A long time ago I had the honor of being given a tour of Stan Winston's studio and posted some pics of the experience.
Just recently his family has started a school in his name so check out the website.
I already have the dvd and it is very informati
Read more…I just thought I'd share this with you because not only is it funny, but it also brings up an interesting theory. Even if you know nothing about chemistry, you'll get a kick out of this!
The following is an actu
The man who provides all the technology for Batman.Don't you think it's time we had a real to life black man like him.Someone who graces the cover of the magazine Popular Science with tech geek street cred.Inventor, philanthropist and the go to guy f
Read more…If you could take a sic-fi character(s) and upgrade them who or what would you do.
I'll go first...
I would give the Predator duel shoulder cannons on each side for when hunting aliens got a little bit too hectic or outnumbered from multiple angles.
Read more…We sci-fi and fantasy writers, filmmakers and sequential artists crank out 'what if' scenarios about fending off alien attacks on Earth. But could we really defend ourselves against a hostile interstellar species? If we were actually invaded, what wo
Read more…Do you read books on your iPad, Nook or Kindle?
BY SUE MEGRUND on Fri September 02nd, 2011 eyetvEyeTV Mobile
Looking for a way to watch TV on your iPad 2 without an Internet connection? Elgato is coming out with a solution. Soon, with th
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By Mark Brown, Wired UK
A new survey of the Kuiper belt — the distant area of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptu
Science fiction and fantasy writing is truly unique and exciting because it’s only limited by our imaginations. Anything is possible in our universes if we wish them to be. With science fiction there are some staples that are considered normal whet
Read more…I hate it. I did not become the Reed Richrds/T'Challa of Africa. But, I am still going to put my two cents in anyway about science. Now, how to prevent the volcano in the Congo from devouring a town of Congolese people?
Read this and put me a "nic
Read more…I'm finishing up a book anthology of the years best Sci-Fi. One of the stories I read has a theme that I've read about before about humans evolving out of their physical form and just existing as pure consciousness. I started seriously contemplating
Read more…Astronomers have discovered a whole new class of alien planet: a vast population of Jupiter-mass worlds that float throug
Read more…Ancient DNA: Curse of the Pharaoh's DNA
I thought this was the most interesting passage:
Zink and Pusch are now negotiating the complex political path towards using next-generation techniques on Tutankhamun and his kin. "We would love to do this," saysRead more…
This is an article from June 16 2009 BlackAmericawebnews site http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/10190Tony Hansberry II isn’t waiting to finish medical school to contribute to improved medical care. He has already
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A trillion years from now the universe will be a much simpler place for far-future astronomers to ponder.
One trillion years? Yes, when the universe is 100 times its pre
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It’s another 120-degree day with five more days to Christmas and hot is the only season left in New York City. Global warming has accelerated and the sun has become a tangible threat to survival. Bato and his wife Gina are expecting a baby,
Vintage Computing and Gaming is reporting that black video game pioneer Gerald A. Lawson has passed away. Affectionately known as Jerry, Lawson was an important figure in the history of video games. Lawson was one of the few African American electron
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