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Dune, The Movie: Good vs. Evil
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What is the message of Dune? How does the 1984 movie, directed by David Lynch, differ from the book by Frank Herbert? While the viewer roots for the House of Atreides, even...
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Comets in Fact and Fiction
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Science fiction authors David Brin and Gregory Benford discuss their collaboration on Heart of the Comet. The novel, published in 1986, coincided with the last return visit...
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Name that Villain: Bad guys and Aliens in Sci-fi Movies
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Who was the bad guy in the movie, E.T. The Extraterrestrial? How about District Nine? Sometimes, the villains are obvious, as in Independence Day or Lord of the Rings -
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Which Science is the Most Basic?
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Physics might be considered the most fundamental of all sciences, for all other sciences derive from basic principles of forces, motion, electromagnetism and thermodynamics...
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A Dust Wafts through the Hills and Valleys of Iceland
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Science fiction author David Brin reads from his novel, Earth. A vision of the future fifty years from now, Earth offers a prescient look at the environmental changes affec...
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The End of the World: Are We Doomed?
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Every generation had legends of a coming downfall. Whether you call it The End Times, Armageddon, Apocalypse, Doomsday, Ragnorak, The Population Bomb....we've long been fa...
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So You Want to Write? One Author's Perspective
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What does it take to get started as an author? Science fiction author David Brin (The Postman, Startide Rising) offers advice to aspiring writers. Storytelling is the only ...
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Graduating? Things every High School Senior Should Know
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Reflecting on his son's graduation from high school, Science Fiction author David Brin offers inspiration and advice for students going on to college. Broaden your perspect...
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The Road to the Future: Ambitious Problem-solving
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It's too easy to lapse into negativity/pessimism when considering the problems we face: war, political instability, economic trouble, global warming. Indeed, vast inequali...
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The Age of Amateurs: Passion in our Modern Age
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Amateurs have always played a significant role in scientific discovery, particularly in astronomy and the natural sciences. In the last century, we've seen an increasing tr...
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