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Episode 59 is up, “You’ll want to cheer for a truck”

Michael Gaines | Aug, 18, 2011 | 0 comments

Thoughts on home theater 3D
Superman has new duds
Astronomy news: water on Mars (well, not really), and the new Juno probe
Geekiversary: MTV
Our top 10 soundtracks of the top 10 years

Sequel to Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos” coming

Michael Gaines | Aug, 9, 2011 | 1 comment

Growing up with an avid interest in astronomy, it was disappointing that there were no television shows about the universe. Oh sure, there was “Nova” and other shows, but they didn’t have the heart or sense of wonder that “Cosmos” had. “Cosmos” was an award winning television show by astronomer Carl Sagan which took the viewer on a journey across the stars, and back into our own world. Who are we? What’s out there? Where did we come from? Where are we going? For 1980, these questions were profound. Coming out of the age of disco, Watergate and the oil crisis, watching an hour long show about the universe was special, and there hasn’t been a show on television since that has captured the sense of wonder, excitement, and freedom of the human spirit that “Cosmos” did. “Cosmos” also had a beautiful soundtrack with works by Vangelis, Synergy (Larry Fast), Tomita, and classical composers Pachelbel and Vivaldi. It was the soundtrack to this television show that introduced me to electronic music.

Time travel cannot be done. Yet.

Michael Gaines | Aug, 4, 2011 | 0 comments

Science fiction stories about time travel will have to stay fictional, at least for now. Scientists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology released a statement proving that a single photon cannot go faster than the speed of light. This has been a theory since Albert Einstein said that the speed of light is a universal “speed limit”, but now it seems to be a fact.

First image of Henry Cavill as Superman released

Michael Gaines | Aug, 4, 2011 | 0 comments

The first official image of Henry Cavill as Superman is making its rounds on the interwebs today. My thoughts? The suit looks like it’s made of scales, the “S” is way too big, and what’s with the hair? The backdrop of Superman breaking out of a bank vault is probably just for this promotional picture, but I have to say, Spock is not impressed.