Star Trek

The New Space Era Takes Big Steps Forward

William Bradley | Posted 05.30.2012

For all the Star Wars and Star Trek resonances in this mission, Robert Heinlein's The Man Who Sold the Moon seems a better fictional precursor.

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This Sci Fi Device Could One Day Be Real

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.25.2012

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Tractor beams, a common theme in science fiction fantasy, may one day become science fact. Researchers at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology...

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Mad Men: A Great Leaper Forward? Joan, Jag, Don's Return to Advertising (And Other, er, Treks)

William Bradley | Posted 05.23.2012

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"Christmas Waltz" is an improved episode of Mad Men in this uneven season of a longtime great TV series, an episode with a very welcome return to advertising. Too much of this season has been taken up with some fairly arbitrary soap opera doings.

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Railroading John Edwards: Welcome to the Starship Enterprise

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.22.2012

Wouldn't it be better if Edwards were providing free legal backup to those who need it than in prison at a cost of thirty thousand dollars per year to us taxpayers?

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Celebrity's Ashes 'Beamed Up' Into Space

Posted 05.22.2012

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By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 05/22/2012 08:15 AM EDT on SPACE.com CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scotty has finally been beamed up. The ashes of the...

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Audacious Space Initiative Aims To Turn Sci-Fi Into Reality

Posted 05.22.2012

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By: Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer Published: 05/21/2012 05:34 PM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily Star Trek's bold vision of the stars...

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Will Harry Potter-Style 'Invisibility Cloak' Make Real-World Appearance?

Posted 05.16.2012

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By: Adam Hadhazy, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor Published: 05/15/2012 01:08 PM EDT on Lifes Little Mysteries In this weekly series, Life's ...

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Engineer Wants Us To Build Real-Life Starship Enterprise

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 05.14.2012

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A systems and electrical engineer who goes by BTE-Dan says we should build the USS Starship Enterprise and claims we can do it -- today. Nancy Atki...

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'Blade Runner' Futurist's Art Exhibiiton

Posted 05.10.2012

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Science fiction has often held a mirror to our society in order to teach us about our evolution (or regressive behavior). We probably owe many of our...

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WATCH: Scenes From New 'Star Trek' Sequel Filmed At Local Laboratory

Sarah Medina | Posted 05.08.2012

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Attention, Trekkies: Recent sightings of Captain Kirk and Spock have been reported at a local cafe in Pleasanton. A much-anticipated "Star Trek" s...

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Filmmaker Files Lawsuit Over 'Trekkie Traffic Stop'

HuffingtonPost.com | Radley Balko | Posted 05.08.2012

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Filmmaker Terrance Huff has filed a lawsuit against the city of Collinsville, Illinois, and Collinsville police officer Michael Reichert over a traffi...

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Star Trek's George Takei Donates In Hawaii Senate Race

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.07.2012

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Former "Star Trek" actor George Takei is helping Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) prosper in Hawaii's U.S. Senate race by donating $500 to her campaign in...

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WATCH: Benedict Cumberbatch Knows Nothing About 'Star Trek'

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 05.07.2012

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Benedict Cumberbatch's role in "Star Trek 2" may be highly secretive, but it looks like the British actor will need to brush up on his "Star Trek" kno...

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Famed 'Star Trek' & 'Stargate' Composer Dead At 54

Posted 05.01.2012

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Joel Goldsmith, the famed composer behind both "Star Trek" and "Stargate," died Saturday after a long battle with cancer, Variety reports. He was 54. ...

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Zoe Saldana Explains Why She Was 'Dying Inside' As A Teenager

The Huffington Post | Lee Hernandez | Posted 04.25.2012

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She may have played a tough-as-nails ballerina in her first big movie “Center Stage” (2000), but in the premiere issue of “Cosmopolitan for Lati...

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George Takei Talks Early 'Star Trek' Days

Moviefone | Posted 04.20.2012

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April 20 is a very important day for George Takei: it's his birthday. This year's a particularly momentous one for the"Star Trek" legend, as he turns ...

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Mitt Romney and Five Other Robots Who Could Be President

Tyler Moss | Posted 04.19.2012

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Who can say for sure, if you listen carefully, that the soft hum tickling your eardrums isn't the whirring of a thousand cogs and gears inside the Mitt Romney's chest?

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53 Reasons Why We Need A New Star Trek TV Series

Kris LoPresto | Posted 04.23.2012

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When the Battlestar Galactica prequel show wasn't picked up by SyFy, it became a painful reality that there are no adventures in outer space on the tube. Here are just a few reasons as to why we need a Star Trek TV show. Paramount executives, please listen up.

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Beam Them Up: All Five 'Star Trek' Captains To Meet

Reuters | Posted 04.16.2012

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April 16 (Reuters) - "Star Trek" is beaming over to London in October and boldly going where no trekkie event has gone before by bringing together a...

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'Star Trek' Gizmo Inspires New Real-World Device

Reuters | Frank Simons | Posted 04.15.2012

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By Frank Simons LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starships, warp speed, transporters, phasers. Think "Star Trek" technology is only the stuff of...

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VOTE: Which Movie Franchise Is The Best Ever?

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 04.20.2012

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UPDATE: Vote in Round 2 of our Ultimate Fan Face-Off here. PREVIOUSLY: Long before Katniss Everdeen destroyed her box office competition -- and spa...

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Jeri Ryan Talks Body Suits, Feuds & More On 'Star Trek: Voyager'

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Jancelewicz | Posted 04.12.2012

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Many "Star Trek" fans consider "Star Trek: Voyager" to be one of the lesser series in the franchise, paling in comparison to the original or to the fa...

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Are We Evolved Enough for Replicators?

Rod Roddenberry | Posted 04.09.2012

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As the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation is upon us, so, too, is real replicator technology. We call it 3D printing. What's truly remarkable is that now for under $1,000, you can buy your own desktop replicator and make 3D objects in the privacy of your own home.

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Obama Meets His Old Crush

Posted 04.04.2012

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President Obama flashed the Vulcan salute when Nichelle Nichols paid him a visit at the White House. The 'Star Trek' legend, who played Lt. Uhura aboa...

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Traffic Stop Of Star Trek Fans Raises Concerns About Drug Searches

HuffingtonPost.com | Radley Balko | Posted 03.31.2012

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Last December, filmmaker Terrance Huff and his friend Jon Seaton were returning to Ohio after attending a "Star Trek" convention in St. Louis. As they...

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