Looks like the folk at NASA’s Eagleworks are still hard at work on a possibly plausible faster-than-light system, generally known as an Alcubbierre drive, which is sort-of similar to the warp drive of Star Trek fame. If you have an hour to kill, take a look at this informative talk by NASA’s...
This 13 minute talk by John Oliver, of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, has perhaps the best explanation of net neutrality that I’ve heard, and also makes clear why it’s so important. Check it out!
Here’s a great video of some kids (a.k.a., “little whippersnappers”) reacting to an old Apple ][ from 1978. Hilarity ensues! It kind of makes me feel old, though…
Who knows if a live-action Akira movie will ever come to light (and if it ever should–the original movie was perfectly fine, thank you very much), but this fan-made live-action Akira trailer is certainly awesome. Major kudos to the fans who took the time and effort to put this together.
In a nostalgic flashback to Japanese anime of the 1980s, Space Pirate Captain Harlock is returning in a new 3D animated movie. James Cameron says of the film “This movie is already legendary.” Judging from this trailer, it does look to be pretty awesome. It’s been a long time since the old...
The US Navy’s latest, most technologically advanced destroyer has just hit the water, and it is to be commanded by none other than Captain James Kirk. No joke. Not only is the new USS Zumwalt designed with classified stealth technologies, but will very likely be fitted with an electromagnetic railgun and directed...
It looks like the new X-Men movie is heating up to be quite a storm of awesomeness. Due for release on May 23rd, this time traveling sequel-prequel will feature Professor X, Magneto, Wolverine, Storm, Mystique, Beast, Rogue, Kitty Pride, Iceman, Colossus, Warpath, Havock, Blink, Sunspot, and Quicksilver. Wheew! Here’s the...
Have you ever wanted to know how to fight like a true gentleman of the late Victorian era? Then look no further than the gentleman’s martial art of Bartitsu, developed by Edward William Barton-Wright and made famous by the distinguished detective Sherlock Holmes.
I have just completed a major overhaul of my Mythania web site, and things should be looking a lot better now. The web site menu, layout, navigation, and other features should be a lot easier to interact with, and I also have an image gallery up, so take a look...
The first episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, narrated by astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson, will be airing on Fox on Sunday, March 9th, at 9pm. This is indeed the follow-up to the 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, presented by Carl Sagan, and with Neil deGrasse Tyson at the helm, it can’t...
