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This custom deck of playing cards features Mythical Creatures from Greek, Norse, Egyptian, and East Asian traditions. Each suit represents a different...

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Movie Characters Who Achieved Success While Wearing A Bathrobe

Matt September 28, 2012 0

The bath robe, or dressing gown as it is also commonly known, is the piece of clothing that signifies comfort...

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The Avengers Destroys Summer Competition

Matt May 14, 2012 1

The Avengers released last weekend to intensely long lines and intensely satisfied viewers. Breaking pretty much every opening weekend record,...

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NASA Discovers a Protoplanet in the Asteroid Belt

Matt May 11, 2012 0

NASA researchers have utilized the data from the Dawn probe to confirm a long held suspicion about Vesta. Contrary to...

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Pebble Watch Sells Out – Kickstarter’s Big Success

Matt May 10, 2012 0

For those who are not aware, Kickstarter is a website that allows people from all around the world to "crowd...

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Robots and Lasers

Matt May 9, 2012 0

Here are this weeks awesome science and technology headlines in the fields of Lasers and Robotics. This week we're looking...

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FBI Looking to Expand Wiretap Abilities to the Internet

Matt May 8, 2012 0

It has been revealed that the FBI is requesting that major internet corporations like Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, and Google, who...

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Samsung Galaxy SIII Finally Unveiled

Matt May 7, 2012 0

Hot on the heels of the Euro and Asian release of Android Ice Cream Sandwich comes the first official look...

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SpaceX is Forced to Delay Yet Again

Matt May 6, 2012 0

The privately owned space transport company, SpaceX, has been forced to postpone their flight to the International Space Station once...

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Tribes: Ascend Offers The Top Free-To-Play Experience Available

Ralph Stahl April 27, 2012 0

Currently, numerous free-to-play multiplayer games are available over the Internet. Users must download and play these games from their computer....

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Universal Translation Devices Coming Closer to Reality

Matt April 25, 2012 0

Scientists have once again taken their lead from popular science fiction culture for the development of their latest piece of...

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Will Asteroid Mining Produce Viable Results?

Matt April 24, 2012 0

Planetary Resources, Inc., a company that is backed by several major players, announced plans today for a deep space mining...

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Scientists Manipulate Plasma to Help Fight Infections

Matt April 23, 2012 0

A collaboration of Australian and Chinese researchers has recently come up with a new invention that may prove revolutionary within...

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The New Companion

Matt April 23, 2012 0

The Doctor will see a change of companions in the upcoming season, and a more permanent one than the variations...

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Games Only a Nerd Could Love

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There are many mainstream games with popular board games like Monopoly and Scrabble as well as video games like Call...

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NASA Looks to Solar Satellites as Earth’s Next Source of Energy

Matt April 20, 2012 0

Availability of power has become a concern in recent years as renewable sources of energy run dry. One option to...

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Classic Games Get the Geek Treatment

Guest Poster April 18, 2012 1

Board games, we’ve all played them at one time or another. Names such as Monopoly, Cluedo, Chess and Checkers are...

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5 Real Life Safe Houses That Will Survive The Impending Apocalypse

Guest Poster April 17, 2012 0

In the past several decades there has been a lot of hype over end of the world scenarios from a...

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15 Hardest Computer Games of All Time

Guest Poster April 13, 2012 0

Computer games are supposed to be challenging. If they were easy, then there really wouldn’t be any point in playing...

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A Guide to the Gamers Universe

Matt February 28, 2012 0

With all of the technological advancements in ‘our world’, the ‘gaming world’ has just gotten literal. With those sleep deprived...

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Ghost Rider’s Failure is More Evidence of Cage’s Shortcomings

Matt February 26, 2012 1

Recently, "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" opened to a more than disappointing $22.1 million that was less than half the...

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One Song That Can Make Any Geek Teary Eyed

Matt February 25, 2012 0

Just listen for a minute and see if you don't "get something in your eyes". Yes, the haunting music from...

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Arimaa can Foil Artificial Intelligence, but it Might Pay Big Bucks

Matt February 25, 2012 0

Many individuals have commented on the victory of the chess computer Deep Blue. When Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov, it...

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Evil Dead the Musical

Matt February 25, 2012 0

Deadites Take Over the Off-Broadway Stage Anyone who has even a passing interest in horror and zombies has undoubtedly experienced...

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The Amazing Spider-Man

Matt February 23, 2012 1

The words reboot and re-imagining are among the most hated in a purist's vocabulary. When Marvel announced plans to reboot...

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Sci-fi and Superhero films to look forward to for 2012 and 2013

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The year 2012 holds the release of many widely anticipated films. There’s such a huge variety of titles being released...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Kristanna Loken

Matt February 13, 2012 2

The Most Beautiful Cyborg Ever Invented Kristanna Loken, who was born Kristanna Sommer Løken in New York on October 8,...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Natasha Henstridge

Matt February 13, 2012 0

A Sci-Fi Beauty Natasha Henstridge is tall, blonde and beautiful. She is also best known for her portrayal of Sil,...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Gina Torres

Matt February 13, 2012 0

A beautiful lady with a successful and varied career. A veteran of the science fiction and fantasy genres, Gina Torres...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Sigourney Weaver

Matt February 13, 2012 0

All hail the Sci-Fi Queen Sigourney Weaver has long been noted as the "Sci-Fi Queen" for her dedication to the...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Amanda Tapping

Matt February 13, 2012 0

Science fiction veteran who keeps her fans satisfied. Amanda Tapping is a UK born actress who has lent her acting...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Katee Sackhoff

Matt February 13, 2012 0

Every nerd's fantasy girl. Known by most fans for her portrayal as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on Battlestar Galactica, Katee Sackhoff...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Grace Park

Matt February 13, 2012 1

Amazingly, Grace didn't think that acting would be a career. With her exotic beauty and willingness to tackle uncomfortable scenes,...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Kate Mulgrew

Matt February 13, 2012 0

A Voyager in the Acting World. She may be known best by science fiction fans as Captain Kathryn Janeway of...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Tricia Helfer

Matt February 12, 2012 0

She made Cylons beautiful. Recognizable to Battlestar fans as the voluptuous Cylon Number Six, Tricia Helfer has enjoyed a successful...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Michelle Forbes

Matt February 12, 2012 0

Strong and Beautiful. Michelle Forbes is a beauty who has been perfectly cast in roles such as Ro Laren, a...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Carrie Fisher

Matt February 9, 2012 0

Everyone knows Princess Leia Organa Carrie Fisher is most widely known to the science fiction community for her portrayal of...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Jolene Blalock

Matt February 9, 2012 0

The finest full-blooded Vulcan to ever grace the screen. When life-long Trek fans tuned in to the new series Enterprise...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Claudia Black

Matt February 8, 2012 0

The Beautiful Voice of Science Fiction Born Claudia Lee Black, this famous Stargate and Farscape actress has gained a reputation...

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Women of Sci-Fi: Morena Baccarin

Matt February 8, 2012 0

Not just a pretty cog in the Hollywood Machine. With her striking short hair and deep brown eyes, Morena Baccarin...

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Top 10 Ways Glasses (Might) Help You Survive a Zombie Outbreak

Guest Poster February 2, 2012 0

I once had a naive childlike notion that the probability of a zombie outbreak was miniscule, even impossible. As time...

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T-Shirt Displays at a Sci-Fi Convention

Matt February 1, 2012 0

This topic strays from the mission of the website slightly, hopefully not too far. It does in fact deal with...

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The Future of Intelligent Technology

Guest Poster February 1, 2012 0

Technology keeps getting better and better, not simply at a steady rate, but exponentially. With any exponential increase, there are...

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Real Technology that Sounds like Science Fiction

Guest Poster January 30, 2012 0

Science fiction authors make their living by conjuring up fantastical technology and exploring the worlds that would result from such...

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A Look at the DC Relaunch

Matt January 19, 2012 0

The recent DC relaunch has been a real head-scratcher thus far. What seemed to be an effort to clean up...

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Geek Stuff Abounds

Matt January 14, 2012 0

Sometimes you just get lost in the interwebs and you find the coolest stuff. I started off down the rabbit...

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Five of the Most Wicked Sci-Fi Villains

Matt January 12, 2012 0

Without a dastardly villain, our sci-fi heroes would have very little to do. Moreover, a science fiction movie is only...

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Defending Science Fiction

Guest Poster January 10, 2012 0

As a nerd, I have found myself constantly battling with the public opinion of the Science-Fiction genre – more so...

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Fish Behavior Modification for Science Fair Projects

Guest Poster January 8, 2012 0

Fish science fair projects are very popular with students interested in zoology and ichthyology. This is because gold fish are...

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Why Do Superheroes Insist on Fighting in Their Underwear?

Matt January 7, 2012 0

In the dangerous world of super-crime, where enemies can melt your face off with a ray gun or cause your...

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The Twilight Zone

Matt December 30, 2011 0

I have been creeping my kids out lately comparing their American Girl dolls to Talking Tina. My wife hates me...

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Does Science Fiction Make Kids Smarter?

Matt December 26, 2011 1

When I was a wee lad, I wanted to be an archaeologist. Not a real one, but an Indiana Jones...

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Star Trek 2 – To Khan or Not to Khan?

Matt December 21, 2011 0

So, like a typical fan-boy I got thoroughly excited when rumors started spreading about Benicio del Toro playing Khan in...

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7 Great Nerdy Travel Destinations

Guest Poster December 20, 2011 0

You may be able to access everything you need from your Admiral Boomchair, but there’s nothing like stretching those legs...

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Life is a Stage or a Holodeck?

Matt December 19, 2011 0

Set your phasers to Broadway. This Christmas there are an amalgam of Trek flavored treats to sway to while rocking...

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Golden Globe Nomination for The Big Bang Theory’s Johnny Galecki

Matt December 17, 2011 0

Johnny Galecki, star of the CBS geek friendly sitcom The Big Bang Theory, received his first Golden Globe nomination this...

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Naughty Dog Announces the PS3’s Limitations and The Last of Us

Matt December 16, 2011 0

Naughty Dog, the developers of Crash Bandicoot and the Uncharted series, recently shocked the gaming world by announcing that the...

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Space Suits in Sci-Fi and Real Life

Guest Poster December 14, 2011 1

A space suit consists of many different layers of garments, environmental systems and equipment. There is one function that all...

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South Korean Prisons Might Have Mech Guardians Soon

Matt December 12, 2011 2

South Korea is one of the leading nations in the development of robotic technology, so it makes sense that robotic...

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Two Eccentric Holiday Gifts

Matt December 11, 2011 1

The holiday season is upon us and finding a unique gift for that tech-savvy person in your life can be...

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