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Ever get the urge to just flee the planet? Especially lately? A few years ago, io9 put together a list of the worst…
Sep 6 2019
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We all know that 42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything, thanks to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the…
Jul 24 2019
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Hulu’s next big show is coming from the beloved mind of Douglas Adams—as Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy returns to…
Nov 3 2018
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SpaceX’s Starman and cherry red Tesla Roadster have traveled beyond Mars. SpaceX shared a diagram of the car once…
Feb 10 2012
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In science fiction, everybody's always running and flying and questing, and time is always running out. So that…
Oct 13 2011
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Brownian motion was one of the many things explained by Einstein. It's the seemingly random 'jiggling' of particles…
Aug 19 2011
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We've all heard of The Klingon Hamlet, a real book that contains a Klingon translation of the text side-by-side…
Aug 16 2011
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Finally, a reason to own an iPad. They've created an app that lets you access the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,…
Aug 11 2011
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When NPR revealed its list of finalists for its "Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books" survey, we were struck…
Dec 20 2010
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Recreating Douglas Adams' unique, bizarre humor is like catching cosmic rays in a bottle — messy, breathless, and…
Oct 11 2010
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Yesterday was 42-day, the day when we ponder the meaning of Life, The Universe, and Everything. But Vancouver is…
Jan 8 2010
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Sometimes, the strange foods in speculative fiction can make your mouth water. These delicious, fantastical items…
May 16 2009
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It's the ultimate loss - the destruction of your entire planet, and science fiction is full of characters who have…
Feb 1 2009
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Planet Earth might be home sweet home, but is it really humanity's birthplace? We explore science fiction stories…
Sep 21 2008
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Click to viewIf there's one thing that science fiction has taught us, it's that it's almost a certainty that Earth…
Apr 25 2008
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The other day we told you about the artwork created specifically for an online version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to…
Apr 23 2008
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If you haven't seen the BBC television version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, then you need to get off…
Apr 22 2008
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In Star Wars and Star Trek, the main way to get around the galaxy is to use warp speed or flip on your hyperdrive,…
Feb 13 2008
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According to 1950s newsreels, the wonders of our age are supposed to include a dream kitchen that uses ultrasonic…
Jan 11 2008
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Before video games were blasting you into 80 billion megapixels with enough raw processing power to send a human to…