NASA Grounds Richard Garriott's Sci-Fi Film

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NASA Grounds Richard Garriott's Sci-Fi Film
NASA keeps the first science fiction movie to be filmed on location in space under wraps. A documentary titled Man on a Mission recently opened to theaters, detailing multi-millionaire game designer Richard "Lord British" Garriott's $ 30 million USD …
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Sci-Fi Writer William Gibson on His iPad
By Barbara Chai Influential science-fiction author William Gibson is something of an intellectual renaissance man. He's often cited as the father of cyberpunk, or for coining the term “cyberspace,” but his new collection of non-fiction essays, …
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A Few Highlights From The 2012 Golden Globe Awards
Sci-fi, fantasy, and horror fare received four other nominations. The genres did better in those categories: Winner, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for his work as Tyrion …
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Monty Python’s Sci-Fi Sketch- Part 1

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Also known as ‘That One Sketch Where Everybody Turns Into Scotsmen.’ When aliens from the galaxy of Andromeda come to Earth, people mysteriously turn into Scotsmen. And blancmanges have been seen on tennis courts up and down England–practising. What will happen next? There are 2 more parts after this– I had to split it up because of YouTube’s 10-minute limit.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

For more, visit science.discovery.com Michio Kaku presents his design for a starship that will help him to travel through space. Will his design have the ability to travel where no man has gone before?

Off Book | Generative Art – Computers, Data, and Humanity | PBS Arts

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An intriguing combination of programmers, artists, and philosophers, these creators embrace a process that delegates essential decisions to computers, data sets, or even random variables. This allows important metaphors to arise in their work, calling attention to the relationship between humans and the computers that surround us, the mountains of information we generate, and the powerful impact that technology has on our relationships with each other. Featuring: Luke Dubois, Generative Composer Scott Draves, Generative Artist Will Wright, Game Designer Music by: Codex Machine, soundcloud.com Luke Dubois, lukedubois.com Revolution Void, http Tryad, tryad.org Reno Project, http Follow Off Book: Twitter: @pbsoffbook Tumblr: pbsarts.tumblr.com Produced by Kornhaber Brown: www.kornhaberbrown.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Chris Isaak – Wicked Game

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Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

Chris Isaak – Wicked Game

Classic Game Room reviews LA NOIRE for Playstation 3 from Rockstar Games and Team Bondi (also available for Xbox 360). This Grand Theft Auto meets CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) like videogame takes place in 1940′s Los Angeles with the rad cars and film noire style from the era. This CGR video review of LA Noire has LA Noire gameplay from LANoire on the PS3 Playstation 3 showing driving, crime scene investigating and shooting mayhem in ’40s Los Angeles. CGR video review of LA Noire game play shows HD visuals and how to interrogate, read facial expressions, borrow vehicles and throw crooks in the slammer!

Let the games begin! NBA finally ready to play ball after an offseason of …

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Let the games begin! NBA finally ready to play ball after an offseason of …
Now there are games that count as a new season begins Christmas Day. For all practical purposes, Clippers fans have been locked out of competitive basketball for the better part of three decades. Now they get entertainment of the highest order …
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Eagles beat Cowboys in meaningless game
The Cowboys scored their only points of the game with seven seconds left in the game. That prevented the Eagles from recording their first shutout in 15 years and handing the Cowboys their first home shutout in 20 years. The Eagles, now 7-8 with a game …
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Hartman: Vikings needed to win this game
The Vikings already were missing a number of players who were injured going into Saturday's game at Washington, including left guard Steve Hutchinson. When they lost running back Adrian Peterson and quarterback Christian Ponder early in the third …
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Dr. Michio Kaku: SCI FI or SCI FACT, Part 1

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Is telepathy possible? How about teleportation or starships? In this lecture, Dr. Michio Kaku (a frequent host on science shows for the Discovery Channel, PBS, and author of the best selling book “Physics of the Impossible”) talks about many popular technologies in science fiction from a physics perspective, and what it would take to make many of these technologies a reality. SCI FI or SCI FACT is part of a major lecture series at ASU on science presented by Beyond, the Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. A center at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Beyond seeks to create new and exciting ideas that push the boundaries of research and to answer foundational questions in science, and explore their philosophical ramifications what might be called the big questions To learn more about other great programs, institutes, and events at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ASU, go to clas.asu.edu For more about the Beyond Center, go to http