As the old saying goes: Space, the final frontier… … or perhaps when it comes to some Hollywood franchises, the temptation to launch their pro and antagonists into space is a sign that the creative juices are drying up. Friday The 13th removed Jason Voorhees […]
A real huge amount of science fiction deals with humans banding together to beat up the (insert extraterrestrial conquerors) that have landed on our beloved rock to wreak havoc. I’d say the biggest part of what makes those fictions, really, is not the science, but […]
Science… where would we be without it? Probably in church sacrificing goats. Well, relax goats! A bunch of us like to exercise reason these days. Like this little lot… Cosmic Inflation… I consider myself a smart person but I had a hard time wrapping my […]
If every action has an equal and opposite reaction, then our uncontrollable consumerist society is to thank for the well intentioned, though sometimes misguided, fad of minimalism. We know how we got here. Numerous and valuable possessions have forever been symbols of wealth and status, […]
