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Lost Wormhole

Lost Wormhole

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NSF report detailing growth in graduate enrollment in science & engineering in the past decade

http://phys.org/news/2012-06-nsf-growth-enrollment-science-amp.html

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Why Do Kids Prefer Sci-Fi Over Science?

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Why Do Kids Prefer Sci-Fi Over Science?

Image by GeekDad Kevin Makice This post was written in collaboration with Daniela Hernandez at Wired Science. “At least in Star Wars‘ spaceships, they can walk.” I heard an 8-year-old utter that while I attempted to explain the effects of … Continue reading

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for June 7

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning … Continue reading

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MST3K robots in Lego

MST3K robots in Lego

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This LEGO Star Wars M.C. Escher diorama defines awesome [Star Wars]

http://io9.com/5916426/this-lego-star-wars-mc-escher-diorama-defines-awesome

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Empire of the Binary Sun

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/06/empire-of-the-binary-sun/

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Home is where the sword is

Home is where the sword is

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R.I.P. Ray Bradbury: 1920-2012

Image: Wikimedia Commons. Photo by Alan Light. There’s something in science fiction fandom’s eye today. Ray Bradbury, whose works spanned decades and generations, has died at the age of 91. Endless tales of Martians, book-burning firemen, mummies, robots, rocket-men, invading … Continue reading

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