The ‘Mass Effect’ of the gender binary
Pressing Restart
Even in depicting a monogender alien species, the game still illustrates characteristics catering to the real-world societally-imposed gender binary.
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Why I want to believe (in UFOs)
Today is World UFO Day, a day for the objects that are featured in many conspiracy theories. But they can be so much more than some crazy idea.
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A Batman movie wishlist: in which a fanboy shouts into the void, making unreasonable demands in an even-tempered though vain attempt at coherence
I’m no expert on all things Batman — but what’s the point of being a fanboy if I can’t go on rants and make some fancasts?
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‘Arrival’ is not just a science fiction masterpiece but a cinematic one
If aliens landed ships across the world without any explanation, what would be the world’s first step in addressing the situation? Directed by Denis Villeneuve (“Prisoners” and “Sicario”), “Arrival” suggests that it would be language. Not guns or bombs. Blockbusters of today would make one think that “Arrival” would feature
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How close are we to an alien invasion?
On July 14, NASA held a panel discussion regarding the search for potentially habitable worlds and the existence of life on other planets. The panelists included some prestigious names — John Grunsfeld, an astronaut who personally repaired the Hubble Space Telescope multiple time while it was in orbit; John Mather,
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Astronomers present research on extraterrestrial life before U.S. House of Representatives
Bay Area astronomers discussed the extraterrestrial life and intelligent civilizations on other planets, or possibly other galaxies, before the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.
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