I think I would’ve done a lot better in 10th grade Chemistry if we’d studied the Periodic Table of Sci-Fi Film and Television. And I get the feeling I’m not the only one. Click to biggie-size. More

Sci Fi Wire makes a convincing argument, in both authoritarian pie chart form and debatable exposition, as to why Star Trek is cool (again). But what’s missing from the chart? Two words: Lens flare . Man has long marveled at the bright and shiny. He obsesses over soft metals, like gold, because of their luster.

Sci Fi Wire makes a convincing argument, in both authoritarian pie chart form and debatable exposition, as to why Star Trek is cool (again). But what’s missing from the chart? Two words: Lens flare . Man has long marveled at the bright and shiny. He obsesses over soft metals, like gold, because of their luster. And diamonds, while hardened for industry, are more just as often if not more reserved for rings representing sacred vows

Discovery Channel compiled a mind-frakking list of 10 things you didn’t know about antimatter—the stuff that, when mixed with matter, powers the warp engines of Star Trek . And this excerpt made my brain dizzy: Each type of particle has its antiparticle, leading to some inevitable cosmic quandaries. First, we’re surrounded by matter; where did all the antimatter go? We can even ask this question because when antimatter meets matter, they destroy each other. This leads to the second question: Why didn’t all the antimatter destroy all the matter early in the universe

Was Deckard really a replicant? Who cares, his blaster’s for sale. Yup, just a mere $100,000 to $150,000 and this one-of-a-kind movie prop could be yours, although we imagine that price tag is going to climb a bit higher before all is said and done at the Auctioneer Profiles in History event beginning April 30. Other classic movie items up for auction include a ring worn by Bela Lugosi when he played Count Dracula; a monocle used in the Fritz Lang’s 1927 sci-fi movie “Metropolis”; and Rita Hayworth’s dress from 1940’s film noir classic “Gilda.” It’s truly an eclectic collection of items that, if combined, would have probably confused Harrison Ford ’s character even more. [ Reuters ]