Aug 6, 2012 | Forbes
Sean Newboy had difficulties defeating a foe in World of Warcraft, “[s]o I put out a call in general chat for some help and this male character joined me.” Soon they started talking, and the man soon asked Newboy if he had a girlfriend. Newboy told him that he...
Aug 6, 2012 | Forbes
Gale crater, Mars. Image via jpl.nasa.gov Some fans of space are so dedicated that they can tell you the names of the astronauts for all seventeen Apollo missions–as well as the names of every cosmonaut who went to Mir. But the public remains...
Aug 3, 2012 | Forbes
Screenshot from the game _Portal_. Feminist blogger Anita Sarkeesian said, “Many contemporary online multiplayer games now include voice and text chat integration which is meant to provide a richer shared social gaming experience. Unfortunately, in some of these...
Aug 3, 2012 | Forbes
Jul 27, 2012 | Forbes
The Eureka comes in for a landing. Photo by Carol Pinchefsky When I told my friends and family that I was going to Moffett Field, California, to take a journey on Airship Ventures’ zeppelin, Eureka, each and every one of them said, “Oh, how cool! Hey, waitaminnit....
Jul 24, 2012 | Forbes
Image: NASA Space has been much in the news lately, particularly with the death of astronaut Sally Ride. But how much do you really know about the “final (some would say “next) frontier?” Take this quiz and find out. Space enthusiasts will find this rather basic, but...
