Greg Benford writes about the evolution of science fiction through the space age, up to now, as part of the Reason space issue.
Category Archives: Popular Culture
Science Advisors To The Stars
I’ve long complained about stupid scientific inaccuracies in films, but some people in Hollywood are making more of an attempt to get it right.
Obama’s New Logo For Disneyworld
It is sort of metaphorical that he’s shutting down Main Street USA for his speech.
[Update a few minutes later]
Heh: “Embargoed excerpt of President Obama’s remarks at Disney World, FL, today: ‘It is a small world, after all. It is a small, small, world.'”
[Early afternoon update]
Here are the actual photos. As noted over there, this is surefire campaign-ad material.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Elon’s Problems
…with marriage and rockets — a report from Alan Boyle.
Internet Regulation And The Economics Of Piracy
A very good post by Julian Sanchez on why SOPA/PIPA are so bad.
Space On Earth
Brian Doherty pays a visit to XCOR.
Colbert
What a waste of time on This Week. Is it just me, or is he profoundly unfunny (as well as being a constitutional ignoramus, as George Will pointed out)? I didn’t even crack a smile. It was like that idiotically embarrassing Congressional testimony. At least John Stewart is funny.
Hollywood And Racism
Some thoughts.
Ten Space Trends
…for 2012. I hope he’s right.
The Great Ships
An interesting history of a bygone era.