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• William Gibson Gives Up on the Future

  Published: August 6, 2007, 4:47 pm

  Tags: Scifi

  Tinkle writes "Sci-fi novelist William Gibson has given up trying to predict the future — because he says it's become far too difficult. In an interview with silicon.com, Gibson explains why his latest book is set in the recent past. 'We hit a point somewhere in the mid-18th century where we started doing what we think of technology today

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• Surviving in Space Without a Spacesuit

  Published: August 7, 2007, 1:00 pm

  Tags: Scifi

  Geoffrey writes "The recent movie Sunshine features a scene (echoing the famous scene in 2001: a Space Odyssey) in which two astronauts have to cross from one ship to another without spacesuits. But, can you survive in space without a spacesuit? Morgan Smith, writing in Slate, asks whether this is realistic, and concludes: "Yes, for a very short

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• Ronald Moore reups with NBC Universal

  Published: August 10, 2007, 5:58 am

  Tags: Bionic Woman, Bionicwoman, David Eick, Davideick, Nbc, Ronald Moore, Ronaldmoore, Scifi Channel, Scifichannel, Universal Media Studios, Universalmediastudios, Usa

  from Ron on NBC, USA, or SciFi Channel in the near future. There's even talk that Moore could have a new series on the air as early as fall 2008. And, who knows? If Bionic Woman, which Eick is heading up, needs a bit of help perhaps Moore will stop in to give him a hand. Permalink   Email this     Comments

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• Voltron Headed For The Big Screen

  Published: August 12, 2007, 9:23 am

  Tags: Scifi

  An anonymous reader writes "Following the success of the Transformers movie, Hollywood is preparing to make another live-action film featuring giant robots from the 1980s: 'Voltron: Defender of the Universe'. The script, by Justin Marks, is described as '...a post-apocalyptic tale set in New York City and Mexico. Five ragtag survivors of an alien

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• Writers Write, Inc. Launches Fantasy and Science Fiction Blog

  Published: August 16, 2007, 10:10 pm

  Tags: Fantasy Movie, Fantasy Movies, Science Fiction, Scifi, Science Fiction Movie, Blogs

  Writers Write, Inc. has added a new blog to its blog network called FantasySFBlog.com. Fantasy/SF Blog is a daily blog covering what's new and interesting in the worlds of fantasy, SF, and horror, including books, movies, TV and gaming. Recent posts include: Lost: The Orchid Orientation Video Is Peter Jackson Back on Board for The

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• Star Wars Fan Puts Himself in Carbonite

  Published: August 20, 2007, 4:05 pm

  Tags: Scifi

  sneezesteve writes "How do you secure your nerd-cred for eternity? By acquiring a life-size replica of Han Solo in Carbonite, having Han's face removed, and replacing it with your own. 'It is made from fiberglass, and the short story is that a friend who is a special effects guy owned the piece, which was a direct casting off the original prop. He

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• Warner Bros. to Turn All 15 Oz Books Into Movies

  Published: August 22, 2007, 6:31 pm

  Tags: Scifi

  Lucas123 writes "After purchasing the rights to the Oz books from Ted Turner Warner Bros., along with Village Roadshow Pictures, will be taking Spawn creator Todd McFarlane's idea to produce movies based on the Oz books. They've obtained the rights to the 14 titles written by 'The Wizard of Oz' author L. Frank Baum, as well as the the fifteenth

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• One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another's

  Published: August 30, 2007, 7:01 pm

  Tags: Scifi

  slyyy writes "The Universtiy of Rochester has discovered the complete genome of a bacterial parasite inside the genome of the host species. This opens the possibility of exchanging DNA between unrelated species and changing our understanding of the evolutionary process. From the article: 'Before this study, geneticists knew of examples where genes

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• Nimoy May Be the Star of the Next Trek Film?

  Published: August 31, 2007, 9:02 pm

  Tags: Scifi

  ajs writes "Moriarty, over on Ain't It Cool News is running a column about the upcoming J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie. In it, he discusses some theories about where the movie is going, but doesn't reveal his sources. He claims that Nimoy's Spock, not the younger versions of the original Trek trio, will be the primary star of the film; and that the

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• Science Fiction Writers Write DMCA Takedowns

  Published: August 31, 2007, 3:21 pm

  Tags: Scifi

  TheGreatGraySkwid writes "With an ironic lack of forward thinking, the Science Fiction Writers of America (or, more specifically, their Vice President Andrew Burt) have issued scattershot DMCA takedown notices against numerous items on the document-sharing site Scribd, many of which were not infringing on SFWA copyrights in any way. It appears

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• Eureka: Sight Unseen

  Published: September 4, 2007, 9:28 pm

  Tags: Classic Scifi, Classicscifi, Eureka, Invisible Man, Invisibleman, Orson Wells, Orsonwells, Smart Car, Smartcar, True Love, Truelove

  else was baked to simmering SciFi perfection.Continue reading Eureka: Sight Unseen Permalink   Email this     Comments

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• Everything I Needed to Know About Game Writing I Learned From Star Trek

  Published: September 5, 2007, 3:06 pm

  Tags: Scifi

  Evan Skolnick has been writing for comic books and games for a good, long while now. He thinks that the most important elements to good games writing can be found in one of the touchstones of nerd culture: Star Trek. In an hour-long presentation at GDC Austin today, he discussed some of the most important lessons that can be derived from the Star

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• Some Moray Eels Have Two Sets of Jaws

  Published: September 6, 2007, 9:32 am

  Tags: Scifi

  mikesd81 writes that the Mercury News reports that scientists at UC Davis have discovered that some eels have an extra set of jaws deep in their throats that launch forward into their mouths to help pull prey in. "'It looks like a funny pair of forceps with curved sharp teeth,' said evolutionary biologist Rita Mehta, lead author of the research,

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• 2007 Hugo Award Winners Announced

  Published: September 8, 2007, 9:39 am

  Tags: Scifi

  jX writes "This year's Hugo Award Winners have been announced at the recently launched Hugo Award official website. Some winners that should be familiar to any well read/watched geek are Vernor Vinge for Best Novel, Doctor Who for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form), and last years hit movie Pan's Labyrinth for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long

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• Smarter-than-Human Intelligence & The Singularity Summit

  Published: September 9, 2007, 11:48 am

  Tags: Scifi

  runamock writes "Brilliant technologists like Ray Kurzweil and Rodney Brooks are gathering in San Francisco for The Singularity Summit. The Singularity refers to the creation of smarter-than-human intelligence beyond which the future becomes unpredictable. The concept of the Singularity sounds more daunting in the form described by statistician

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