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John Scalzi - Education Is Not the Answer for Star Trek's Bad Science
blogs.amctv.com - 11/19/2009
John Scalzi - Education Is Not the Answer for Star Trek's Bad Science
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Here's an interesting question, sent along in e-mail, which I've trimmed down to the bare bones: "Do you think science in science fiction movies would be better if science education were better in the United States?" This is of particular relevance to me since the home video release of  ...

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November 20, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — ... of the Cage. Nancy Jane Moore on The Way of the Warrior: Gender Matters. Alison Janssen on Another reason you should have an agent. Jackie Kessler on Harlequin Horizons versus RWA. (via Janet Reid) Juno Books on Advice to Writers: A Rant. Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Flexibility. Juliette Wade on Hiding Information in Plain Sight. SciFi Scanner on Education Is Not the Answer for Star Trek's Bad Science. Paul G. Tremblay on Re: ...

SF Tidbits for 11/20/09
SF Signal — ... readers to ship in 2010.Articles Rich Horton's Summary: Postscripts, 2009. Jo Walton on Noodles, self-help groups and airplane parts: things to avoid when making up fantasy names. Ying Compestine on A Bird Out of the Cage. Nancy Jane Moore on The Way of the Warrior: Gender Matters. Kristine Kathryn Rusch on The Freelancer's Survival Guide: Flexibility. SciFi Scanner on Education Is Not the Answer for Star Trek's Bad Science. Paul G. Tremblay ...

End of the Week Starlinks
Mike Brotherton: SF Writer — ... John Scalzi on the issue of bad science in Star Trek and science eduction more generally.  Highly recommended reading, whether you agree with him or not.  And ...

The Best SF Movies of the Decade and 2009 AMC Column Archive
Whatever — ... The Best and Worst Television Adaptations of SciFi Classics John Scalzi’s SciFi Writing Contest Three Cheers for Chewbacca, SciFi’s Ultimate Sidekick John Scalzi Answers the Burning Question – Can SciFI Movies Be Cool? Five Ways a SciFi Movie Could Win Best Picture Ten Directors Who Really Need to Make a SciFi Movie Four Reasons Why Avatar Is Too Big to Fail Education Is Not the Answer for Star Trek’s Bad Science ...

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