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Did Futurama get the Banach-Tarski Paradox right? [Maths]
The Banach-Tarski Dupla-Shrinker recently made an appearance on an episode of Futurama. Using it, Bender got to make two, slightly smaller, copies of himself. The smaller Benders are why they added the ‘shrinker’ part of the name. The actual Banach-Tar… Continue reading
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The 5 Best Moments of Each of the Red Dwarf Crew
?So. Red Dwarf is coming back soon. As a long time fan, I’m sure I speak for many when I say I am both excited and a little dismayed. Excited because the show has been absent for far too long, and left on an awkward cliffhanger; dismayed because, wel… Continue reading
Red Dwarf to Dwarf Yet Again
?Craig Charles accidentally mentioned in an interview that a new series of Red Dwarf was coming, courtesy of the British comedy channel Dave. Two things: 1) He specifically said that the series was going to start filming in November, which is a very … Continue reading
David X. Cohen Talks About Futurama's New Season
joelkeller writes “I spoke to David X. Cohen, executive producer of Futurama, about the upcoming season, which premieres on June 24 on Comedy Central. He talks about the season finale (!) and how the show is always on the precipice of cancellation.”
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The Compleat Gamer Geek’s Guide to Futurama
Wired’s Game|Life blog has just finished a series of articles on Futurama. Check them out for another look behind the scenes. This week on Game|Life, Wired magazine senior editor Chris Baker took us through the crazy videogame-obsessed brains of the … Continue reading
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Wired Magazine on the resurrection of Futurama
Wired has a great series of articles on the new season of Futurama, and the story behind it. Cohen has another reason to be happy. The segment he’s watching is from Futurama, the show that he codeveloped back in 1999 … Continue reading
Futurama’s David X. Cohen Interview
Here’s a brief interview with Futurama co-creator David X. Cohen on the upcoming, new season of Futurama. It’s the good news everyone has been waiting for! A new season of “Futurama”—the brilliant, animated sci-fi comedy from “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening … Continue reading
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Who Wants to Be a Cognitive Neuroscientist Millionaire?
Seed magazine has a great first-hand account of a cognitive neuroscientist who used the very techniques he studies to make his way up to the million-dollar question on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? Boston University’s doctoral program in cognitive … Continue reading
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Masi Oka: Coder, Actor, Hero
The actor who plays Hiro Nakamura on the TV show Heroes is also one of Industrial Light & Magic’s top programmers. Since graduating from Brown University in 1997, Oka has worked on more than 30 big-budget Hollywood films at ILM. … Continue reading
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How-To: Build your own HD projector
Engadget has put up part 1 of a how-to for building an HD projector. Been eyeballing those sweet new high definition projectors? So have we. We’re not going to feel guilty for it either, we know what we like. But … Continue reading
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New episodes of Futurama coming
Good news everyone! When Katey Sagal visited The Late Late Show the other day, she told Craig that the show is coming back to Comedy Central in 2008 for at least 13 episodes (I was watching that appearance, too. Must … Continue reading
Prequel to Battlestar Galactica
A spinoff of the excellent series, Battlestar Galactica, is planned. I can’t wait! “Caprica” will be set more than 50 years prior to the events of “Battlestar Galactica” and focus on the lives of two families — the Adamas (ancestors … Continue reading
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