Category Archives: Star Trek

Shortcuts in Space-Time

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Beth and I watched a documentary called How William Shatner Changed the World, hosted by Shatner and about how scientists and inventors were inspired by Star Trek. Honestly, I had trouble staying awake through the whole thing, but not because … Continue reading →

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Lands of Logic

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

We all know that Gulliver’s Travels is both an adventure story and a satire, but one thing that seems to confuse critics is how much we’re supposed to read into Gulliver’s worship of the Houyhnhnms. The Houyhnhnms are sentient horses … Continue reading →

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Think, McFly, Think!

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

I recently read the first drafts of the scripts for Back to the Future and Back to the Future Part II, an interesting exercise. The draft for the first film contains the basic skeleton of the plot, but lacks most … Continue reading →

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You Be Alien

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

The idea of life on other planets (or, in some cases, planetoids) is one that has been in the public consciousness since we knew other worlds existed. Perhaps you could say they even predate that, as myth-makers have always proposed … Continue reading →

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