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• Several of us were brought near to tears after hearing that NASA is actively developing concepts for the warp drive.
• Gallery of winners in the 2012 astronomy photography competition reminds us why we dream of space travel in the first place. (via Brain Pickings)
• All of Chewbacca’s dialogue from Star Wars, in one chart, on a giant sticky note.
• Blastr’s list of ten characters of note this fall includes our favorite, Michonne from The Walking Dead, as well as Jack Harkness John Barrowman as the appropriately named “Well-Dressed Man” on Arrow.
• Great post and discussion about racial diversity and feelings of exclusion in the goth scene, as well as the shifting trends, thanks to some awesome Tumblr blogs. (One or two pics featured are slightly NSFW.)
• Matt Smith says, “Hey, Peter Jackson, let’s do a Doctor Who episode together in New Zealand!” Peter Jackson says, “Brilliant, just let me get my coat!” (Well, not in those exact words…)
• You can never really sound like a broken record when it comes to being excited for new programs supporting women in STEM.
• Lady Gaga inspires name for a new wasp, joins other celebrity species.
• TARDIS bookcase is bigger on the inside! (Want!)
• This is the only time we wish we lived somewhere icy.
• Blending science fiction and fact, Robin Maxwell offers a modernized take on the Tarzan story, from Jane’s perspective.
• Gail Simone dispenses some survival tips and pep talk for the newbie writer.
• Who can resist jeering Robert Liefield?
• If you’re into that sort of thing, an emotional set of photos of grooms seeing their brides for the first time (walking down the aisle, not ever).
• Gorgeous under water “crop circles” made by fish. Nature, why are you so amazing?
• Your move, Dog Bureau:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyXJ1sAQtaY

• You know what’s better than a regular family tree? A family tree from Middle Earth.
• Speaking of family trees, if you’d like to get your DNA analyzed, you may have to brace yourself for the findings.
• More discussion on femininity and STEM.
• Gene to Cells, a scientific journal with the most beautiful covers. (Courtesy of The Molecular Biology Society of Japan/Blackwell Publishing)
• Write whatever you want in galaxies. GALAXIES!
• First with Hell On Wheels and now this latest addition, AMC seems to really be going for shows with racial themes with their new crop. Hopefully it bodes well for them, and other networks will follow suit in terms of diversification.
• Not a dry eye in the house: a Honduran man, disabled by polio and struggling financially, still never stopped dreaming and has worked on building a helicopter from scrap metal and junk. Check out the short documentary & the related IndieGoGo fundraiser to help the man.
• Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson teams up with a structural engineer to conceptualize a stratospheric high rise, as part of the launch of ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination. All the collaborations sound amazing.
• Sonia Manzano (Maria on Sesame Street) has authored a new YA novel, The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano, a story of a young woman growing up in East Harlem in 1969. Enter to win a copy in a GoodReads giveaway.
• We’re a bit in awe of marketing maven Cindy Gallop’s in-your-face style and confident, brash attitude. And that tub! Check out that bathtub!
• These Engineer action figures from Prometheus are pretty cool, even if the movie (in our humble opinion) was a bit of a mess.
• Love these chemistry set shot glasses.

• A side-by-side comparison of the answers on science and industry innovation topics from President Obama and Mitt Romney. Take from it what you will.
• FLOTUS Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee: This summarizes perfectly just why we adore our First Lady and her speech at the DNC
• Two of Mace’s favorite things: pointing at things and Star Trek
• Michael Dorn talks Trek, and, dare we hope, the possibility of a Worf movie?
• Potential Amazon TV show on CW (yeah, we’re not so sure) showing Wonder Woman’s early days. Hm, we’ll see, we’ll. see.
• Can technology help us put an end to animal experimentation?
• The ladies killed it at the Hugo awards
• Clark Gregg discusses rumors of playing The Vision
• Not gonna lie, some of us got teary eyed watching the DNC footage of Ted Kennedy.
• One of our favorite speeches, given by Governor Deval Patrick from Masachussetts, is available on YouTube.
• Vladimir Putin certainly has a way with animals but this one takes the cake.
• We love a good geek marriage, and this one wins them all
• Solar system lollipops
• Two awesome t-shirt designs battle it out – which one will you pick?
• Genius maps classic rock and soundtrack records for the Fisher-Price player using a CNC mill and acrylic. (He also wrote up a tutorial to do the same using a 3D printer).
• Director Kevin Tancharoen’s (Mortal Kombat Legacy) pitch trailer for The Hunger Games should have been a contender. Maybe he’ll get to direct Mockingjay?
• And finally, this gave us a chuckle (via):

• Sam Raimi blocks unauthorized Evil Dead remake
• A great collection of photos for Read Comics in Public Day :)
• ABC is getting a SHIELD show, from the man himself, Joss Whedon.
• Don’t joke about Space Jam, Lebron.
• Gillian Anderson talks about a new X-Files movie possibly in the works?
• A video of every Power Ranger in an epic battle – complete with Japanese dubbing!
• More exciting casting news for CBS’s Elementary!
• Related to that, Lucy Liu talks about her role as Joan Watson, amid all the kerfuffle over her casting
• Between the racebent Steel Magnolias and this movie, Lifetime just wants all of our love.
• In a show of nurturing solidarity, a loving dad decides to wear skirts alongside his 5 year old son who really loves dresses. Our hearts melted.
• These lifehacks are so great we’re really mad we didn’t think of them first.
• Karl Kesel, a writer and inker for DC Comics (not to be confused with Carl Kasell, the voice of Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!) is selling a trove of old comics that he’s been collecting and preserving since childhood.
• An inspiring list of female founders of successful startups!
• Diversity in Federal workplaces is one thing, inclusion another.
• Stephen Hawking, the Higgs Boson, and a whole lot of dazzle – the London Paralympic Games opening ceremony was spectacular.
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlepersons, 1996 edition. Featuring Zack Morris, with the giant phone.