Category Archives: Sci-Fi

Latest National Geographic Magazine: “The age of disbelief” (about science)

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Stefano

Love National Geographic Magazine: March issue’s cover story is about disbelief, skepticism about science and doubt versus estabilished science. From medicine to space, from history to dinosaur, from evolution to global climate: skepticism is all around us and is, somehow … Continue reading →

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5th dimension: a Kickstarter project and a visual book about a “50s Sci-Fi alien” plot

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Stefano

I found this amazing (already funded) project on Kickstarter: 5th dimension. A retro-futuristic art narrative centered around a 1950’s Chicago and the arrival of space aliens. Author Justin Benzel has been working hard on building this around some 1950’s alternate … Continue reading →

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Hal Project: where 2001’s psychotic computer meets modern PCs and Macs

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Stefano

Not really new but all the same fascinating. Out of 2001 a Space Odyssey, the Stanley Kubrick’s classic movie, here comes a project site celebrating Hal 9000 (and its cryptic screens). Get the HAL 9000 screen saver and pray that … Continue reading →

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