The Physics of Science Fiction

Is Iron Man's suit realistic? Can dinosaurs really be cloned from DNA found in mosquitos trapped in amber for millions of years? And what's with light sabers? I analyze the science behind the most incredible and fantastic elements in scifi movies.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

New Book about the Physics of Star Trek!

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I have just published a new ebook on Amazon. You can find it here . It's titled Star Trek: Neutron Stars, Antimatter, and Other Topics i...

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Monday, August 6, 2012

Star Trek: Tidal Locking

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Star Trek the Next Generation (1987-1994) ( Picture ) Season 2, Episode 10 The Dauphin During "The Dauphin" the crew heads t...

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Star Trek: Orbits

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Star Trek the Next Generation (1987-1994) ( Picture ) During Star Trek episodes it is all too common to hear Captain Picard say "st...

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Star Trek: Neutrinos

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Star Trek the Next Generation (1987-1994) ( Picture ) Season 2, Episode 8 A Matter of Honor In an episode where Riker becomes first of...

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Star Trek: Artificial Gravity

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Star Trek the Next Generation (1987-1994) ( Picture ) The artificial gravity on the Enterprise has always confused me a little bit. I wa...

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Star Trek: Sound in Outer Space and on Other Planets

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Star Trek the Next Generation (1987-1994) ( Picture ) In Star Trek there is little or no mention of the fact that outer space is a vacuu...

Star Trek: Galactic Cosmic Rays

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Star Trek the Next Generation (1987-1994) ( Picture ) In outer space there is a type of very high energy radiation called galactic cosmi...

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