• Entertainment & Gaming

    The Science of Sci-Fi

    By Posted on 4.30.2008 6 Comments

    In the world of cinematic science fiction one of the most appealing themes involves a universe brimming over with intelligent life. In this imagined future (or past) humans interact with alien friend and foe because they've at last hammered down the ability to travel to distant stars and galaxies, and, yes, "to boldly go where no man has gone before. Having grown up on the original Star Trek series, observed the effect of the Star Wars movies on the zeitgeist of movie-going generations and enjoyed sci-fi soap operas like Battlestar Galactica, I have to admit I wish we could make it happen; no matter the odds.

    Article Rating:
    5.3.2008 at 03:10am - Comment by Physics_rulz

    This is one of the better posts I have come across, with particularly interesting points. One of these was that of the compresion/expansion of space in order to lessen the distance between two points in space. May I ask (and you, if you so desire, reply to) the question of why such would work? Is space just as is perceived from a non-scientific standpoint, and area wherein 'things' may exist? Or does it consist of something -spacetime?- that also governs the dimensions of material objects,which would thus render such a concept invalid? Essentially, is this theory only only given possibility through lack of knowledge of the nature of space, just as ones relying upon spacetime[if it's existance is unproven] alos would? Thankyou PRz



Download Our iPhone App

Stay up to date on the latest news of the future of science and technology from your iPhone with full articles, images and offline viewing



Follow Us On Twitter

Featuring every article from the magazine and website, plus links from around the Web. Also see our PopSci DIY feed



Become a Fan On Facebook

Share links with friends, comment on stories and more


December 2009: Best of What's New

In our December issue, Popular Science names the 100 best innovations of the year: bombproof wallpaper, self-parking cars, the fastest helicopter, and 97 more. Plus inventor profiles and videos.

Check out the best of what's new here.

Popular Science Photo Pool


Share your photos in the Pop Sci pool at www.flickr.com!
tags_sprite.png
POP_embeddedForm_cover_May09.jpg