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'Star Trek: Discovery' Will Break Creator Gene Roddenberry's Prime Directive Against Crew Members Yelling at Each Other
Star Trek has been a staple of the #scifi community for more than 50 years, with the crew of the USS Enterprise (and other ships) traveling across deep space in search of new alien civilizations. Creator Gene Roddenberry had a utopian vision of the future in which people had settled all of their differences, and he therefore banned the show's writers from depicting interpersonal conflict between the Starfleet crew members.
By Ghezal Amiri8 years ago in Futurism
Why You Should LOVE the Ocean
Picture this: your toes in the sand, the sun on your face, an icy drink in your hand, and the ocean as far as you can see. What's better than that? Nothing much, especially if you're from the Midwest like I am. Once it reaches November, the advantages of living in the middle of the country start to turn into disadvantages: snow, ice, and below-freezing temperatures quite often. By January I'm counting down the days 'til spring, and on those blissful days where the temperature is above 40 degrees, it's like a big bite of a Hershey's bar: sweet and amazing.
By Amelia Schaefer8 years ago in Futurism
The Beginning of the End
A screaming comes across the sky as he begins to descend from the heavens to the earth in a flash of light so bright that it should have blinded us all right then and there if it weren’t for our brains and vision being clouded with the evil that was about to rise. A loud explosion was heard from the ground as his brother comes forth from the depths of Hell to finally do as he has wanted to do for so long. He rose up wearing armor as black as the night sky with hair that was both glowing and dimming in the light all at the same time. He brandished a scythe that was clearly handmade to do his bidding and destroy anyone who got in his way. He rode in on a chariot just as dark in color, the chariot was lined with gold and pulled by two excessively large black Clydesdale horses with flames coming out of their eyes, and engulfing their manes. As people look around some of them begin to collapse upon the ground in a flash of light and others became dressed in full armor black as night with gold trim outlining it and weaponry that only could have been created from pure obsidian. Those that collapsed were soon seen in the sky flying down with angelic wings, and dressed in armor made from white metal with silver trim, and they are prepared to fight for what they believe in. I was one of those dressed in armor still on the ground preparing myself for a battle that, little did I know, would bring the earth to an end. One that would make the world either a better place entirely or one that is even worse than it already was. This was it, either it would be the last fight or the first battle, but either way I knew who I had to fight with, and the choice wasn’t even mine to make, but then it hit me like a fast approaching train with no hopes of stopping; my brother is up there.
By Glenn Riddle8 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' 1.5 The Hood Maker
Telepathy is another favorite but not-as-well-known-as-some-other themes of Philip K. Dick - appearing in the aforementioned (i..e, mentioned in my review of episode 1.3 of Electric Dreams) "Beyond Lies the Wub" in 1952. Its combination with police procedural in Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams episode 1.5, The Hood Maker, makes for a classic Dick amalgam.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
Who Is Rocket Lab?
For decades the dream of going to space has remained that, a dream. In the world of science and technology, only a few were able to explore this frontier. But with the emergence of lower cost small satellites and increasing opportunities to reach space, a new era of smaller rockets has emerged to carry these small satellites to space. One of these companies is Rocket Lab.
By Liza Saguto8 years ago in Futurism
Let's Save the Bees
Honeybees. Yes, they are those pesky little critters who you do not want on your bad side, but they are doing so much good underneath their moody exterior. They are necessary for nearly 80 percent of all crops that are used directly for food worldwide—and they are becoming endangered!
By Allison Barker8 years ago in Futurism
Skullmates
Even though both of my Millennial parents hated him, the late Bill Gates was a role model for me. Like him, I never finished college. It took me a little bit longer to become a billionaire, though. I was 32 when my accounting A.I. notified me that my net worth has passed one billion euros.
By Robert Enders8 years ago in Futurism
Extra Terrestrial Architecture War Theory Hypothesis
In the arduous search for ETI , the possibility of Hetlau increasingly becomes the predominant theory put forth to explain what is really going on. The problem starts to arise that in order for society to discuss the topic as plausible, the vast majority immediately call for proof or reply "prove it". It seems so implausible to them that without corroboration it is dismissed as something between wild speculation and a delusional disorder.
By Richard Van Steenberg8 years ago in Futurism
Telepathy
Telepathy The psychic faculty of telepathy occurs when one person tries mind-to-mind communication on another person. Telepathy is a mental realm exclusively, and is a form of non-physical communication of ideology, emotion, physical sensations, and mental imagery. Memories can be sent via telepathy to other people. In the west, telepathy is confined to psychics who practice it in giving psychic readings. Repeating somebody’s sentence by saying the same exact comment they make is a form of telepathy. So is getting the right answer in class at the same time somebody else is getting it. Sometimes telepathy works by thinking hard about somebody and getting a phone call from them.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Futurism
So Say We All
The Battlestar Galactica television series is full of rich metaphorical comparisons that would use the Platonist idea of allegorical interpretation to delve into the characters and their significance in the plot. There is also, perhaps just as prevalent, a great many Neoplatonist moral allegories in the story that leave the audience wondering the difference between right and wrong. As a television series, Battlestar Galactica broke ground as one of the most deep, philosophical shows of its time, relating on great many levels to technological dilemmas raised by authors such as Philip K. Dick and H.P. Lovecraft. Namely in the representation of its characters, the show has a number of similarities to Greek and Roman characters and motifs, such as the need to return home found in the stories of the Trojan Cycle.
By Josh Whitehead8 years ago in Futurism
