The Sci-Fi Budget Bubble: Why It’s Going to Burst and the Future of Sci-Fi Movies

The Sci-Fi Budget Bubble: Why It’s Going to Burst and the Future of Sci-Fi Movies http://bit.ly/1Y4S3rd

When modern sci-fi movie producers are in a position where they have the tools to make anything possible on the big screen, two things happen. The first is that we as viewers become desensitized to fantastic CGI, and the second is that movies, in turn, push the limits of reality in increasingly ridiculous ways in a desperate attempt to elicit some sort of response from us. http://bit.ly/1Y4S3rd

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10 Reasons To Be Excited About ‪The Martian

10 Reasons To Be Excited About ‪#‎TheMartian: http://bit.ly/1XMtejR

A futuristic Robinson Crusoe/MacGyver on Mars in a story along the lines of Apollo 13 meets Castaway. The movie, directed by Ridley Scott, comes out October 2nd and is touted as a veritable “love letter to science.”

This is a PSA to encourage you to read the book first, or at least listen to the audio version (it’s only 11 hours long, 384 pages).

Author Andy Weir’s wildly successful tale has NASA, the scientific community, and nerds everywhere excited for the big screen adaptation that will likely gather momentum for real life missions to Mars.


“In the face of overwhelming odds, I’m left with only one option. I’m going to have to science the s*** out of this.” - Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon), a modern space-pioneer: http://bit.ly/1XMtejR

The Syrian Migrant Crisis: How You Can Help

The Syrian Migrant Crisis: How You Can Help
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Let’s be part of a global movement to help each other, across borders, across countries, across cultures and ethnicities. Together, we can make a difference.

‪#‎RefugeeCrisis ‪#‎Community

5 Books that Made Me Ignore the World This Summer

5 Books that Made Me Ignore the World This Summer:http://bit.ly/1gRBUEd

There aren't many things better than immersing yourself in a fantastic book. Check out our top 5 reads from the summer. You won't be disappointed. http://bit.ly/1gRBUEd

‪#‎BookAddict ‪#‎ReadersFavorite

Mars: The Next Frontier of Space Exploration

Mars: The Next Frontier of Space Exploration: http://bit.ly/1IzWxL3

“Mars is a rich destination for scientific discovery and robotic and human exploration as we expand our presence into the solar system. Its formation and evolution are comparable to Earth.”

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The Age of Exploration: Robots in Space

The Age of Exploration: Robots in Space http://bit.ly/1h1KmRi

Take a look through the years at our robot partners who have paved the way for manned missions into space.

"Though our bodies are fragile and unable to handle extreme environments, we possess levels of intelligence, flexibility and imagination which far outstrips any other creature. Our minds allowed us to build robots that could handle the environments in space that our bodies could not."

‪#‎Space ‪#‎Robots

The Solar Sail: Bringing Sailing Back

The Solar Sail: Bringing Sailing Back: http://bit.ly/1UIImfC

Explorers long ago used the wind in the sails of their ships to travel the seas. Now we've moved into exploring space, and the next advance in space travel is a sail. The sail for a spacecraft, however, is not powered by the wind. Instead, it is powered by the light of the sun.http://bit.ly/1UIImfC

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