So, as I was taking a break from my LSAT practice test (hey, a girl needs to eat), I stumbled upon a show I'd seen advertised - Sci Fi Science. It's on the Science Channel and is hosted by Dr. Michio Kaku one of the most prominent physicists in the world. (He's also the author of Physics of the Impossible, if you want to delve deeper into your science research.)
I decided to take a few moments and share this resource with all of you Sci Fi writers out there. I know, as a reader, I want a story that takes me into another place/time/world, but I also want to believe it could really happen - no matter how slim the reality may be. Sci Fi Science shows you how some of our favorite imaginings can really come to be. Remember, the submarine began as the creation of Jules Verne's mind!
Unfortunately, you can't watch complete episodes of Sci Fi Science online, but you can view short clips and there are links to articles on subjects like - Is creating an invisibility cloak possible? (More so than you might think, actually.)
The Science Channel's main page contains links to dozens more shows, articles, and there are even some games. :-) Personally, I could spend hours there but don't have the time now. However, I encourage you to go in my stead. Go forth and explore my fellow writers. Feed your imaginations and don't forget to feed your stomachs on occasion too. ;-P
5 comments:
I love watching the discovery and the science channel as well as the sci-fi channel so this is right up my street. I'll check it out!
Jai
Some day, I shall be able to make a comment without typo's the first time.
That show looks cool, and I've seen Dr. Kaku on many other shows and really like his style.
Unfortunately, I don't have Science Channel or even History International (you have no idea how much I miss that one), so I have to be content with Discovery and History Channels (and SyFy, 'cause a guy's gotta get his GhostHunters in).
@ Jai - I do too, hence this post. ;-)
@ Brad - GH? You know it! I was just watching some episodes last night that I'd recorded. Have you seen the one where they go to the former brothel and Chris & Amy are talking to Hannah, the spirit of a murdered prostitute? Now that's what I call good television.
P.S. I miss History International too. The plain ol' History Channel is good, but mainly 20th century history and I'm an ancient history-type girl myself. :-D
Oh, do you have Direct TV? They usually have a "free" weekend over Labor Day where you can get Hist. Intl - I always browse the menu and set the DVR to record. Once it's recorded you can watch it anytime, not just that weekend. Just a little FYI. :-)
I don't have direct; I have cable. When I was a cable salesman, I had every channel available for free. Every. Single. One. Other than that, worst job ever.
That's when I got hooked on HI and shows like The Naked Archaeologist. I'm glad I got away from that job, but I'll tell you: going from almost three hundred channels for free to paying for less than a hundred (and losing HI and Science Channel) was a bit of a downer.
S'funny; when I was a kid, we didn't have cable, and we had three stations. Now I'm complaining about only having seventy channels.
Brad and Looney, I miss History International too. We canceled a whole bunch of channels and that was one that got axed. It hurts!
But yet, Syfy is great. I love Ghosthunters too, Brad! Co-incidentally I know a ghosthunter.
Jai
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