Science Fiction Headlines — WEEK IN REVIEW — Week 21 2013

Lots of things happening this week! Spielberg plays HALO, new Kickstarter projects, Amazon gives you a chance to make money with fan fic, casting news. And science! Want to charge your cell phone in 30 seconds? Sally Ride gets a posthumous award. And it’s GIF, not GIF.

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~ SHOW NOTES ~

AMAZON FAN FICTION
http://io9.com/amazon-is-going-to-start-selling-fan-fiction-legal-fa-509364648

SCHRODINGER’S GAT
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1434376384/schrodingers-gat-a-quantum-physics-noir-thriller

http://schrodingersgat.com/

THE STAR WOLF
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2137726026/david-gerrolds-the-star-wolf

http://rewired.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/leonard-nimoy-supports-star-trek-557049

ROBOT OVERLORDS
http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/5/10/ben-kingsley-and-gillian-anderson-join-our-robot-overlords.html

TMNT
http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/5/10/william-fichtner-to-play-iconic-role-in-ninja-turtles.html

EQUALIZER
http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/5/12/chloe-moretz-to-join-denzel-washington-in-the-equalizer.html

The Equalizer showed up in the Khan books.

20,000 LEAGUES
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/20000-leagues-film-remake-stalled-no-brad-20130520-2jvk3.html

DOCTOR WHO PEABODY
http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/05/dwn210512210012doctor-who-wins-peabody-award.html

GHOSTBUSTERS 3
http://screenrant.com/ghostbusters-3-team-character-details-columbia/

SPIELBERG HALO
http://www.blastr.com/2013-5-21/microsoft-and-spielberg-announce-live-action-tv-adaptation-halo

http://mashable.com/2013/05/21/halo-tv-series-xbox-live/

IBM
http://www.zdnet.com/goodbye-lotus-1-2-3-7000015385/

GIF
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/21/an-honor-for-the-creator-of-the-gif/?smid=tw-share

CURIOSITY
http://www.space.com/21223-mars-rover-curiosity-drills-second-rock.html

MANNED MARS
http://www.space.com/21227-manned-mars-missions-congress.html

ISS U-K
http://www.space.com/21225-british-space-station-astronaut-2015.html

SALLY RIDE
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/people/features/ride_tribute.html

CAPACITOR
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/tech/whiz-kid/index.html

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/05/18/saratoga-teens-research-takes-science-world-by-storm/

STUDENT LAUNCH
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/may/HQ_13-147_Student_Launch_Project.html

LEGO X-WING
http://gizmodo.com/this-incredible-full-scale-lego-x-wing-is-the-largest-m-509484787

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/05/24/world_s_largest_lego_model_23_ton_star_wars_x_wing_starfighter_is_in_times.html