Steampunk Carousels & Infernal Machines

11 years ago

Science Fiction books of the of the Victorian age and the Belle Epoch echo certain themes. After all, this was…

Scientist Grace Hopper explains Nanoseconds

11 years ago

Google just honored Grace Hopper with a doodle and once you see her in action, you'll know why. Grace Hopper…

Future Shock: Writing Sci Fi, Drones & Paranoia

11 years ago

Dystopia. The word hisses off the tongue with sibilant ease, a slow slide into the dark cellar of the collective…

Amazon Prime Air: Will Drones Deliver?

11 years ago

Remember The Jetsons? The cartoon about the future where the Jetson family had a plethora of wacky, futuristic gadgets to…

Astronaut Chris Hadfield sings Space Oddity

11 years ago

I'm posting my favorite space clip, starring astronaut Chris Hadfield channeling David Bowie as he sings Bowie's iconoclastic song Space…

Space Craziness with Astronaut Chris Hadfield

11 years ago

I am going to miss the amazing videos from Commander Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut who streamed his odd missives…

Simulation Theory: Is God a Computer Programmer?

11 years ago

Computers and the Internet have changed the way we conceive of the universe.  Complex systems, algorithms, programming, pixels, data-mining, viral…

A Million Robot Army

11 years ago

"Whatever distinctly human qualities war calls upon—honor, courage, solidarity, cruelty, and so forth—it might be useful to stop thinking of…

David Mamet’s Memo: To the Writers of The Unit

12 years ago

If you've never read David Mamet's memo to the writers of The Unit, prepare to be amused. The author of…

Giant Squid: The Kraken Revealed

12 years ago

Below the thunders of the upper deep; Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea, His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep The…