Science Fiction Futures Space

The moon does not exist: http://tinyurl.com/4ulu9

Extract from Arthur C Clarke's final book of science fiction – http://snurl.com/3cbkf

The 5 Experiments Most Likely to End the World: http://tinyurl.com/6o2qum

Battlestar Galactica Dangers #1 – Watching on a laptop while driving – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/7612304.stm

A Japanese Plan for a Space Elevator – http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4799369.ece

At more than 3,000 feet tall, the $38 billion Nakheel tower could be the world's tallest in 2020 – http://tinyurl.com/4qm5xs

Facebook Friendonomics, Scientific Hoaxes, The First people on Mars – and more. Sci-Tech-Business shorts at http://tinyurl.com/6hys9w

The future of science fiction – William Gibson, Kim Stanley Robinson and Ursula K Le Guin comment – http://tinyurl.com/4alaeu

I like the look of this: The New Star Trek Trailer – http://tinyurl.com/5gkvkf

A degree in how to be an astronaut. http://tinyurl.com/6gy45r

Jacob is v. happy about his inclusion in Courvoisier The Future 500's list of Top 50 Media People to Watch! http://tinyurl.com/6pj2xj

Searched Twitter for Future 500: http://tinyurl.com/623g93 –

The full list of this year's new The Future 500 Members is up on the Guardian Website. http://www.guardian.co.uk/courvoisier500

The Search for Dyson Spheres has drawn a blank – so far: http://tinyurl.com/4x43yj

Best 50 Astronomy Pictures of Year 2008 – http://tinyurl.com/77xuc8

Animated Aurora Borealis, from Orbit – http://tinyurl.com/9jodwf

Great Picture – Spacewalk – http://tinyurl.com/7q7gks

I really like this idea – Galaxy Zoo: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7894071.stm

Ray Kurzweil's 'Singularity University' backed by Nasa & Google will offer courses in ai, nanotech and biotech – http://tinyurl.com/cbged2

What Age Should Children Watch Star Wars? http://tinyurl.com/d2awxz – I saw it at the pics when I was 4 & I turned out alright 🙂

The most distant single object ever detected by telescopes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8022917.stm

Nominations are open for the 2009 Courvoisier the Future 500 – http://www.cvtf500.com

Trekkies bash new Star Trek Film as 'Fun, Watchable' – http://bit.ly/CcUNF

Bugger, I missed Towel Day on Monday – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day

Pretty Cool – Gödel, Escher, Bach: A Mental Space Odyssey – MIT Courseware Homepage – http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/geb/geb/index.htm

My current favourite, Alistair Reynolds, has signed one of the biggest-ever science fiction book deals. http://tinyurl.com/lfegtr

Really enjoying 'House of Suns' by Alistair Reynolds – serious sci-fi – http://bit.ly/avThT

video: The Virgin Galactic space tourism experience. If you have $200,000 to spare, Richard Branson sends you this http://bit.ly/1i41w8

Fermi Paradox Points to Fewer Than 10 Extraterrestrial Civilizations – http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/23832/

Brilliant. New Pictures from Hubble. http://bit.ly/3IiBLI

Beyond space and time: Fractals, hyperspace and more – http://bit.ly/rxMf3

A new 'Drake equation' for alien habitats – http://bit.ly/gPfvw

Graphic: 50 Years of Space Exploration – http://bit.ly/6wiYq

Congratulations to all new members of the Courvoisier Future 500! – http://bit.ly/3N6xDm

The estate of legendary Sci Fi author Isaac Asimov has authorised a trilogy of sequels to his seminal I, Robot series. http://bit.ly/2y8wp7

Video – What would the sky look like if Earth had rings like Saturn – http://bit.ly/8rG8U9

RT @MrVikas. Interview with Prof Nick Bostrom, Director of the Future of Humanity Institute. http://tinyurl.com/te-bostrom

Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2009 – http://bit.ly/6FKdux

2 great astronomy videos to put things in perspective: http://bit.ly/6zVCmZ and http://bit.ly/8YKOzY

Robert Heinlein – Response to Fan Mail. http://bit.ly/8VQRSO

Amazing Astronomy – wonderful images – http://bit.ly/6Y40vu

New Model of the Universe Says Past Crystallizes out of the Future – http://bit.ly/80ika3

Looking for Life in the Multiverse – Universes with different physical laws might still be habitable – http://bit.ly/4F8Cdf

A 2-day conference: 'The detection of extraterrestrial life and the consequences for science and society.' http://bit.ly/4mIY7o

Alastair Reynolds moderates panel discussion on: The Singularity: An Appraisal – panel includes Charles Stross. http://bit.ly/bsbpC1

Scientists believe there could be 10,000 civilisations in our galaxy and millions are being spent trying to find them http://bit.ly/bxY8ut

Warp Drives http://bit.ly/9Yy1y6 – wicked.

Astronomers have underestimated the number of galaxies in parts of the Universe by as much as 90% http://bit.ly/bVKDGa

Is Our Universe in a Wormhole? http://bit.ly/aQw7cM

Humanity is ageing fast, and the implications may overwhelm other factors shaping the species over the coming decades http://bit.ly/cV7RZR

A radical explanation for a conundrum about extraterrestrial life, and what it means for the future of humanity. http://bit.ly/bBJBPn

Paul Krugman: The Theory of Interstellar Trade – http://bit.ly/93zXL8

Brilliant SF books that got away http://bit.ly/dmRJpo

Twitter tool roots out disguised mass postings and astroturfing – http://bit.ly/cZ1mka

London Futures Exhibition. Inspired by Climate Change. http://bit.ly/94Kii4

A rant about Forced ARTificial Scarcity or "The Future will be ruled by FARTS" http://bit.ly/9eyEgH

The oldest object yet observed – http://bit.ly/aDAyrA

An extragalactic planet "within our reach." http://bbc.in/9wwt2F

Incredible Pics from ISS by NASA astronaut Wheelock – http://bit.ly/dY65ic

The Top 14 Astronomy Pictures of 2010 – http://bit.ly/gY1iDU

More ISS photos from space poet & NASA astronaut Wheelock – http://bit.ly/fAz4un

Video: Politically Charged Sci-Fi Short Floats UFOs Over Israel – http://bit.ly/fSsyto

eBook: The Human Mission to Mars Colonizing the Red Planet – http://bit.ly/hjwzIc

Prospects for a Space Elevator – http://bit.ly/ehxbGE

BBC Video – European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli from the ISS http://bbc.in/ieQcZq

Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions: Astrology http://bit.ly/gLUgbz

Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History. Hmmm. Sounds a bit like psychohistory in Asimov. http://bit.ly/eK0bQ4

Pictures: Best Amateur Astronomy Images Announced – http://bit.ly/gqaTDc

Red giant Betelgeuse has shrunk by 15 % over the past 15 years although it's just as bright as it's ever been. http://bit.ly/hYS48x

Video – The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D – http://bit.ly/gnKvMn

The first mission to Mercury – http://bit.ly/fuXf2K

RT @SLSingh: Bad karma for Indian skeptics RT @standupmaths: Indian High Court rules "Astrology is a trusted science" http://bit.ly/fjlwTi

Scientists suggest protocol for messaging to aliens – http://bit.ly/hyCWRG

RT @TylerCowen – Cosmic Commodities: How much is a new planet worth? http://bit.ly/eqiwQr

Peter Davenport Believes in UFOs – http://bit.ly/frsk4u

RT @DailyGalaxy – "The Extraterrestrial Silence" http://bit.ly/g2qX4S

Hyperbole is without a doubt the single greatest thing in the history of the universe & Carl Sagan was pretty cool too http://bit.ly/gTCgZG

Pretty Cool. Visual History of Science Fiction – http://bit.ly/e8KmyG

I almost completely disagree with this entire article: SF/F Gateway Drugs http://bit.ly/e7BbN0

The need to protect the internet from 'astroturfing' grows ever more urgent – http://bit.ly/h3WITc