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more about #documentary mondojohnson: "SciAm Frontiers" continues to hold up -- I often find myself rewatching various episodes. Alda's science enthusiasm in the show is infectious... he ... more » omgwtflolbbqbye: I used to know a nephew of his. He always aspired to follow in his uncle's footsteps as an actor for about as long as I new him and was always into s... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: This looks like a cool series. more » Alchemistmerlin: I read this whole post in his voice. more » senatormayer: Not taking in to account his own personal feelings..... (not sure what they are) I want Alan Alda to live forever. Or at least as long as it takes me ... more » Rasselas: I see Alan Alda now and then in my neighborhood, and always find it an oddly cheering experience. He just has that sort of presence. more » Rilo-Andy: Hi gang. I've been dying to jump into Lovecraft for my first time, but I don't know where to begin. Can anyone give some pointers as to where to start... more » gorehound: And now if Hollywood would actually make an intelligent treatment of HPL I Would be very happy more » phoghat: Gaiman's A study In Emerald which is a mashup of Sherlock Holmes and the Old Gods is one of my favorite short stories. more » evan7257: What inspired Lovecraft? Well if you read the collection of his personal letters: racism and the discovery of relativity. more » Rasselas: That reminds me: I keep meaning to read Michel Houellebecq's writing about Lovecraft and never getting around to it. more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Ahh, Joshi. Some people have issue with his editorial commentary, but I think the footnotes that he added to the Penguin releases of Lovecraft short s... more » FrankenPC: Awesome! Available on Netflix 10/13/09 more » farcast: The guy appears to be a shower, not a grower. more » Shadowdagger: Uhm, I don't agree with that documentary 100%. In my oppinion, there are strong differences between us and animals that makes us unique in the animal ... more » CodenameV: this doesn't appear to be very..."science fiction" related, someone just wanted to see naked women and/or men (as the case may be) more » Dead Air ummm Dead Air: I remember seeing this on TLC...at least 10 years ago. It was late night, I was barely a teenager, and I had a fondness for seeing naked ladies. Of ... more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: there is a very thin line between genius(or creativity) and insanity - and Kurzweil straddles that line so beautifully. more » ElimGarak: Heh, Kurzweil is not a visionary. Man-machine integration has been foreseen for decades. The other movie sounds weird, though. If the implants match... more » Alexis: Oh Emma, I forgot that I love you. I want this movie nowsville. more » -
#exclusive
Alan Alda Wants To Peel Open Your Brain
From hosting Scientific American Frontiers to writing a play based on Einstein's letters, Alan Alda is a true geek. We caught up with him to find out about his exploration of the human brain for PBS, called The Human Spark. More » -
#hplovecraft
Documentary Celebrates the Long Reach of Lovecraft's Tentacles
Coming in two weeks, the documentary Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown explores what inspired H.P. Lovecraft to invent the tentacular Cthulhu mythos - and why his work continues to inspire horror and science fiction creators today. More » -
#thehumananimal
Studying the Human Animal from a Zoological Perspective [NSFW]
In 1994, the BBC aired a documentary titled The Human Animal, which examines human beings in the way a nature documentary would look at any animal, using zoological language and techniques to study and describe human anatomy and behavior. More » -
#tribecafilmfestival
A Sneak Peek At Your Future Love Implants And Human-Robot Hybrids
Buffy's feisty Emma Caulfield nervously waits for her implanted true love chip to start up in TiMER, while one man predicts the fusion between man and machine, in this years Tribeca Film Festival. More » -
#zombiegirl
12-Year-Old Makes Zombie Feature: You're An Underachiever
Emily, the tween director, has crafted an entire zombie feature film, with a documentary crew in tow. Check out the trailer for this adorable tween zombie-making documentary, and feel like a total slacker. More » -
#foundfootage
The Ancient Maya Predicted Bicycles and VCRs
If you need a hoot, check out 2012: Science or Superstition, all about the ancient Mayan prophesy that the world ends in 2012. Which apparently has much to do with VCR clocks. -
