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NASA Mission to a NEO: Bad Idea

Ever since the Columbia disaster, NASA's been hurting for some good press in the crewed spaceflight program. Agency scientists think they have the answer — sending a crewed mission to a Near Earth Object (NEO) once the new Orion spacecraft begins missions in 2015. What are they thinking?! It's hard to imagine a worse approach to fixing a a wing of the agency that has given the public little reason to be interested or confident in its capabilities since the Columbia disaster in 2003. More »

1:50 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Michael Reilly
2,015 views, 37 comments

Latest by n/a: On a different note, we need to get off of this planet. We have a super volcano in Yellowstone park and numerous other problems. We need to go to Mars as soon as possible. Maybe once we more »

scifi confessions

The Strangest Story About The Matrix You'll Ever Hear

Sometimes watching the climax of a movie can be a little more climactic than you might think. In this video, a hacker named Jake explains something very NSFW that is related to Agent Smith beating the crap out of Neo. After this story, you might want to take the blue pill. More »

2:00 PM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Annalee Newitz
8,376 views, 41 comments

triviagasm

Santa Claus vs. Neo in the Martian Matrix

The 1964 holiday film Santa Claus Conquers The Martians has the distinction of constantly being named one of the worst films ever made. It also contains the acting debut of Pia Zadora, although that may be unrelated to its critical status. Instead this film was all about bringing "freedom" to poor Martian children who have been brainwashed by machines. Of course, Neo can't rescue them — only Santa Claus could bring that kind of liberation. How does this film stack up to The Matrix? Let us count the ways. More »

11:00 AM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Kevin Kelly
360 views, Comment

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The Savior in Science Fiction Films

There have been a recent rash of websites posting about the Christ-like similarities that some of the major figures in science fiction films exhibit. Everyone from Paul Atreides in Dune, to Neo in The Matrix, to Spock in Star Trek, and even Doctor Who seem to have the same messianic properties, but is it case of science fiction aping the biblical story of Christ, or simply authors using a tried and true plot device? More »

7:49 PM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Kevin Kelly
247 views, Comment