Dawn of the Harvest It only has taken us 214 years since Giuseppe Piazzi spotted the asteroid Ceres, but if everything goes correctly Friday, the Dawn space craft will enter in to orbit around Ceres. The space craft launched in 2007 and spent part of 2011 and 2012 around the asteroid Vista, a smaller […]
Social media is like the Star Trek metaphor, it unites humanity. That’s how actor and activist George Takei sees the future, and he should know, he played Hikaru Sulu in the original series of Star Trek. Takei spoke at SXSW about a range of topics. He talked about the internment camp he and his family […]
Space, the final frontier. Star Trek portrayed a future where Earth had become a utopia, where the human race had united as one and traversed the cosmos. It also had incredible technology from the 23rd century. Some of that tech is quickly becoming reality. The Techie Trekkies: Bringing Star Trek to Life panel was about […]
Brace yourself, nerd jokes are coming. There’s a lot to nerd out about at SXSW. Picking out the nerdiest aspects of the conference is like fishing the One Ring out of the Anduin River. Here are the top 5 things to nerd out over at SXSW: 5. Jessica Chobot When: Tuesday, March 11, 6-8:30 p.m. […]