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Worst Sci-Fi Film Adaptations Ever
It takes a lot of work to make a great sci-fi film, but if you're basing it off a book, then you'd think that much of the work in terms of plot adaptation would be fairly quick to do. Unfortunately, if there's one thing that book to movies taught us, it's that film adaptations are often pretty disastrous.
By Riley Raul Reese8 years ago in Futurism
Why 'DS9' Is the Most Faithful Trek Series in the 21st Century
In my opinion (and I'm sure others), Deep Space Nine is one of, if not the best, iteration of the Trek franchise. It is not only a great Trek show, it's also a great piece of drama, writing, character development, and storytelling. Upon re-watching it recently (frankly, this has started to become an annual tradition for myself), I began thinking about why some fans might feel that it is not as faithful to the great bird of the galaxy's original vision for what the show's concept is. Was it just one far-out concept too far for Trek? Were the writers too eager to bring conflict to the characters? The show has had its critics — one example being George Takei, who regarded it as a polar opposite to Gene's philosophy and ideals. Even Roddenberry himself was skeptical before his death in 1991. However, I've since come to realise that DS9, in the modern world, has possibly and inadvertently become the most faithful vision of Gene's philosophy and ideals in recent memory.
By The Drama Llama8 years ago in Futurism
Kuri the Curator
#KuriStory #HeyKuri The 25th century had many wonderful benefits. It was an age of wonderful advancements and progress with holodecks, supersonic hypertrains, and robots. One thing the future did not have however was DVD players. Or SD card readers. Or VCRs. These things had all died along “disco,” vehicles so poorly made that the word “combust” could be used to describe their engines, and the usage of birds to communicate ideas through a vast network known as “tweeter.” The issue for the museum archives of course was that this left a rather large conspicuous gap in terms of what happened between the 1980s where everything was on books and the 2040s when holo crystals that could last for centuries started being used. Nothing could read these formats so nothing about the time was known. The movies, music, and e-books of the age were lost to time.
By Frank Bencomo8 years ago in Futurism
The Infinite Artificial Heartbeat
#KuriStory When I started working in the lab, it wasn't because of love or lust, or even affection of any kind. It was about, you know, what every first job is; a stepping stone, maybe just a place to grow. It's possible (and even more literal) that I had no clue what was in store for me. . .
By galaxus imprum8 years ago in Futurism
Kuri
Not a day goes by without me thinking about the accident. I should have been more careful. Or even better, we should have just stayed at home. Why couldn’t it be me, instead of her? She’s only a child. Dang it! If there is a higher power watching over us, why couldn’t you save her? How could you let this happen to an 8 year old? She wanted to be an athlete. Now, her dreams are shattered and it’s all my fault.
By Bonita Fernandes-Bennett8 years ago in Futurism
Is It the Supernatural or Just Mere Coincidence?
Have you ever wondered is there more to life than just living? Is there something or someone watching over us? Is there something out there? Do things happen coincidently or purposely? Is there a purpose for our lives? Is there meaning to life? What are we existing for?
By Courtney Chai8 years ago in Futurism
What Makes People Happy? Discuss the Relative Contributions of Genetical and Environmental Factors
There is an important goal that every person would like to achieve in their life called "Happiness." Happiness is an attitudinal state in which people feel peaceable with their life and have satisfaction in different domains such as work, kinship, friendship, etc. It is related to positive and negative emotions. Usually, people with emotions like joy or satisfaction are happy; while people who have negative emotions like anxiety or shame are unhappy (Carr, Alan 2011). Margaret Runbeck says “Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.” This means that every person should be happy for their entire life and should not have to spend fragments of their life to achieve happiness. It is necessary to be happy all the time to have a fulfilling/good life. In this essay, I will explain the factor that affects happiness; in particular, genetic and environmental happiness.
By Chiara Marullo8 years ago in Futurism
The Real Hobbit
If there ever was a species that rocked the scientific world, it was Homofloresiensis. It was so tiny, so small brained, so out of time and place. Found on the Island of Flores in Indonesia in 2003. How did it get there? It had to be by boat of some kind. How does it fit in our family tree? That is something no one has been able to figure out yet. It was the WTF reaction by researchers as well as its diminutive size that complicated its acceptance into the species Homo. The keyboarding went quantum. It was a pathological anomaly. It had this disease or that syndrome. You name the disorder, floresiensis had it. The most common choice was Down's Syndrome, which is very rare among primates. Only two known cases have ever been found. When more bones and tools were found, we were asked to imagine a tribe of Down's Syndrome dwarfed hominins sailing off to Flores and establishing themselves as hunters. Really.
By Monica Bennett8 years ago in Futurism
Discuss and Evaluate the Influence of Hormones on Psychology and Behaviour
Hormones are organic chemicals which arise in the body and are connected with behaviour, mood and development, helping to maintain homeostasis. They are produced and released by specialized glands called endocrine glands (J. Nelson 2000). They can be divided into three categories: amino acid derivates, peptides, and proteins and steroids (Preece 2012). Hormones are the most familiar to people because of the use and abuse of steroid hormones for different aims, such as contraception and bodybuilding (D. G. Hardie 1991). In this essay, I will explain the main concepts of the endocrine system with a regard to behaviour and in particular sexual behaviour.
By Chiara Marullo8 years ago in Futurism
