Uber Toque·1 day agoMember-onlyMy Top 10 Favourite Sci-Fi Shows of All-TimeThere have been a lot of great science fiction shows. Also, a lot of bad ones. Here are my personal top 10. (Feel free to let me know why I’m wrong in the comments.) 10 — Travellers Travelers is on the shortlist for the best Canadian-made television show ever. This is a unique…Star Trek6 min readStar Trek6 min read
Tammuz De La Pluma·1 day agoStar Trek: Why NBC Rejected the Show’s Original PilotAnd 50 years later, from the rubbles of rejection, Strange New World is born Star Trek: Strange New World is the latest series in the cultural staple that was first introduced to the world over 50 years ago. Going back to its roots, this new installment is based on “The…Star Trek3 min readStar Trek3 min read
Will Meyer·4 days agoA True Star Trek Fan Re-Creates LCARs as a WebsiteGeek to Geek — www.GeektoGeek.net A Star Trek fan’s creation is simple but we easily wasted hours having fun with it. Attention all Trekkies, there’s a new fan project in town that is sure to tickle your geeky fancy. …Star Trek2 min readStar Trek2 min read
Bill PetroinILLUMINATION·May 27Member-onlyHistory of the Golden Gate Bridge86 Years Old — This week we celebrate the 86th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. On May 27, 1937, the bridge opened to traffic after taking over five years to build. I remember asking my father when I was young: “Why isn’t the Golden Gate Bridge golden?” He didn’t have…Star Trek4 min readStar Trek4 min read
Rohan Roberts·May 26Q and the Byronic HeroThe early 1900s was an age when conversation was an art, dandies strutted the social scene, and raconteurs prepared their bon mots in advance. It was a heady period that saw Castlereagh sell his soul to politics and Wellington get into fisticuffs with Napoleon. The Regency period, as it is…Star Trek6 min readStar Trek6 min read
Vertrose·May 26Member-onlyNeuralink, Ok For Brain Implant Tests On HumansIs this the right direction for humanity? Neuralink has announced that it has obtained approval from US regulators to test its brain implants on people. Elon Musk’s start-up said the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance of its first human clinical trial is “an important first step” for its technology, which…Star Trek3 min readStar Trek3 min read