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Toddler Singing The Imperial March Shows Off Parenting Done Right

This is awesome: Jonathan Liu had been watching Star Wars with his children, and after putting his two and a half year old daughter to bed, he found that she really liked it. Liu writes about introducing Star Wars to his kids over on Geek Dad, noting that she’s particularly a fan of Darth Vader…

Science Finally Explains Slackers

There’s a neurological reason for apathy and laziness, according to new research. Inefficient connections between certain areas of the brain may make it harder for some people to decide to act. Although inefficient neural connections don’t explain away everyone’s laziness, new research could shed some light on the kind of pathological, extreme apathy that sometimes…

When Soldiers From Halo and Destiny Come Together, Hilarity Ensues

Here’s a delightful fan film featuring two Bungie properties: Halo and Destiny. What happens when the two collide? Hilarity.

When Frozen hit theaters, stores quickly ran out of merchandise, caught by surprise at the popularity of the film. This year, Disney has been working carefully with their merchandise rollout for The Force Awakens, to avoid a repeat.

Biologists Saved Wyoming Toads From Extinction

The only Wyoming toads in the world live in Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Wyoming, where they were common until the 1970s, hopping around at the edges of creeks, ponds, and small lakes. Then they started to disappear. They fell prey to the chytrid fungus, like nearly a third of the world’s amphibian…

With The Passage Of Amendment 10/60, Scientists Are Hunted Down 

Here’s a really interesting short film out of Greece. In an alternate history, scientists are blamed for nuclear annihilation, and intellectuals are hunted down and killed. Amendment 10/60 reminds me quite a bit of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. It features some excellent direction and it’s a fascinating short film that’s well worth 20 minutes of…

Watch A Mad Scientist Transplant His Son’s Brain Into A Cyborg In The Colossus Of New York

Here’s a classic movie for you to enjoy for Sunday: The Colossus Of New York, from 1958. When a surgeon’s son dies, he transplants his brain into the body of a cyborg, with tragic and unintended consequences. Watch, and weigh on on what you think in the comments!

These Mineral Veins Trace the Flow of Water on Ancient Mars

The mineral veins that crisscross through the rock around this ridge tell an important story about Mars’ ancient past. So of course the Curiosity rover shot them with a laser. Scientists have named this scenic spot on the lower slope of Mount Sharp “Garden City.” (Sometimes scientists have a sense of humor.) To give you…

Here’s Another Television Spot For The Force Awakens

Can you piece together The Force Awakens yet? Disney has released a fourth television spot for the upcoming Star Wars film, which has a couple of new snippets of footage that we haven’t seen yet. This trailer seems to emphasize more of the action, and shows Kylo Ren in action, as well as a couple…

Nominations For the 2016 Nebula Awards Are Now Open

If you’re a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, you can now present your nominations for the 2016 Nebula Awards. The nomination period runs through February 15th, 2016. All works published between January 1st, 2015 and December 31st 2015 are eligible, in the following categories: Short Story: less than 7,500 words;…

Well, That Was a Creepy Episode of Doctor Who. But What Was It About, Exactly?

I have a feeling “Sleep No More” will be another polarizing episode of Doctor Who. It’s sort of a clever experiment, though I’m not sure it entirely gels, and it’s probably saved by a fairly creepy twist ending. So what actually happens in “Sleep No More?” I’ve watched it twice, and I’m still not 100…

This Gorgeous Starburst Nebula Will Make You Wish You Had a Spaceship

Sometimes (often) I think about how great our distant descendants are going to have it; whizzing about the Milky Way in sleek, FTL-enabled spacecraft. Some of those lucky future humans may even get to glimpse wonders like this with their own eyes. Pictured above is the IC 410 nebula, a brilliant cosmic dust cloud located…

Paul Rudd Is A Cable Repair Guy In This Deleted Scene From Ant-Man

Marvel has released a brief deleted scene from Ant-Man before its home release. In it, Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang scouts out Hank Pym’s house in guise of a cable repair guy. The voiceover you hear is from Rudd and Peyton Reed, the film’s director, who explain why the clip was cut from the film.

Watch Fantasy Creatures Dance and Bloom in This Gorgeous, Trippy Animation

Japanese animator Hideki Inaba has built a fantastical, alien world of plants, insects, and squid-like creatures for the Beatsofreen track Slowly Rising. And it’s magical. The film opens with a single stem transforming into a collection of dancing fronds; reminiscent of a simple form of plant life, perhaps a bryophyte. Slowly, an entire ocean of…

Explore the Wonderful World of Tiny Mink Toes

Every swirl on these tiny toes, coarse curved hair, and sharp little claw is part of what makes this mink distinctly different from every other mink slinking around the countryside. This American mink was found near Bowie, Maryland. American mink. Image credits: Brooke Alexander

Open Channel: Who Would Direct An Adaptation Of Your Favorite SF Novel?

Here’s your open channel challenge of the weekend. Take favored science fiction or fantasy novel, and imagine that it’s been picked up for a film. Who would be the best director (living or dead) to helm the project? For my money, I’d love to see Linda Nagata’s Red trilogy (The Red: First Light, The Trials…

Zombies have been all the rage for a while now: there’s television shows, movies, books, and so forth, but how did we get to this point of zombie overload? The Barnes and Noble SciFi and Fantasy Blog looks back at some of the history.

Buildings Around the World Light Up in Solidarity With France

From London to Sydney, iconic buildings and monuments across the world are aglow in the colors of the French flag tonight, honoring the victims of last night’s deadly attacks in Paris. Sydney Opera House, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Image Credit: AP Photo/Rick Rycroft London Eye ferris wheel, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Image Credit: AP Photo/Matt…

Check Out The Expanse With An Early Screening Hosted by James S.A. Corey 

Want to check out SyFy’s upcoming show a bit early? James S.A. Corey (equal parts Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) will be hosting a screening of the pilot on December 3rd at the Jean Cocteau theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The pair will be holding a signing at the theater for George R.R. Martin,…

There’s Even More New Force Awakens Footage In This Featurette

A new featurette for the Disney Channel’s On The Set has dropped, this time focusing on The Force Awakens. It’s a quickie, just a minute long, but there’s quite a bit of new glimpses from the main characters. Edit: there’s even more new footage in the UK version: