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Nasa crashes $375 million probes into the Moon (on purpose)

12/18/2012 2:30 PM

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After spending a year mapping the gravitational surface of the Moon, NASA instructed their two GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) ...

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"The Hobbit" carves out the largest December Opening Ever

12/17/2012 3:04 PM

It looks like the 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' surprised exactly no one and took the top spot at the box office over the weekend. At $84,617,303 according to ...

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Citizens of the United States demand a Death Star!

12/13/2012 2:19 PM

A petition submitted to the government proposing the construction of a Death Star has received the 20,000 signatures required for an official White House response.

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Whatever happened to Homestar Runner?

12/11/2012 4:00 PM

First off, a little history:

Originally conceived as a hand drawn children’s book, The Homestar Runner made his debut in 1996. Nothing much came of the book, shy ...

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"Doctor Who" Christmas special adds a surprising new guest star

12/10/2012 10:08 AM

'Doctor Who' has had its fair share of guest stars, especially in the Christmas specials. Evey one from Dumbledore himself, Michael Gambon to pop star Kylie Minogue. ...

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Sneak Peek at new "Star Wars" comic

12/6/2012 9:37 AM

The announcement that Disney has purchased Lucasfilm and will soon be producing 'Star Wars 7', brought one interesting question: What is going to happen to the Dark Horse ...

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A look at some of the latest space news

12/5/2012 3:00 PM

There has been some big news recently from various parts of the space exploration community.

Here are some of the highlights(mostly from NASA):

Voyager 1 ...

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"Man of Steel" gets a new poster

12/5/2012 10:06 AM

A new poster for next year's 'Man of Steel' was released today with very little fanfare, which is just how Zack Snyder likes it. This is a tease, and Snyder loves to ...

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Nerd Fight: Sherlock vs. Elementary

12/4/2012 11:07 AM

There has been quite the resurgence of popularity in Sherlock Holmes in recent years. This happens every 10 – 15 years, as each new generation is introduced to, and then ...

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Neil deGrasse Tyson discovers Krypton. Sort of.

12/3/2012 9:31 AM

The main story in this week's Action Comics #14 is a pretty epic. There are robots and angels and a family in mars that needs saving. Grant Morrison has penned a great ...

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Star Wars: Smuggler’s Gambit radio drama available for free

11/30/2012 4:00 PM

Every few years, usually to coincide with some sort of major release, Lucasfilm sponsors a gigantic Star Wars convention. There have been six so far held in America, ...

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Oklahoma students to speak live with NASA astronaut Kevin Ford

11/29/2012 3:50 PM

Tomorrow, students and teachers from Stillwater Public Schools and pre-service teachers who are pursuing education degrees from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, ...

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Matt Clayton floats between being a nerd, geek or a dork. Has an extensive collection of toys, comics and video games that would make any adult feel ashamed to call themselves a parent. Unlike most nerds, he does enjoy sports, but his favorite sport is soccer, so that really doesn't count as a sport anyway. Can quote "Clerks" at the drop of a hat and owns a soft-coated Wheaten Terrier named Will Wheaton. And no, Ewoks could not have possibly taken down the Empire with just sticks and rocks.

Nerd strengths: Zombies, Star Wars, Video games, Game of Thrones, Tech, cars, British soccer.

Micah Choquette is a self-proclaimed web geek who generally despises the term "nerd." He can hold his own in a conversation about comics or movies with the other Prairie Nerds, but his heart belongs to the internet and his soul was sold long ago to Apple. He routinely follows many of the design and development gurus of the day, soaking in their ideas and putting them to work for the 'World. He's also an avid user and abuser of Social Media, and can be found on Twitter, Facebook and yes, even Google+.

Nerd Strengths: Apple, Coffee, Google, Coffee, Code, Coffee. In that order.

Anna Codutti has been a card-carrying nerd since high school and the beloved academic team. Now merely a pub-trivia ringer, her refined nerd tastes have focused on Buffy (yep, she's still going!), Doctor Who and anything Felicia Day does. Her childhood crush was "TNG's" Wesley Crusher, but now she wants to marry "The Big Bang Theory's" evil Wil Wheaton.

Nerd Strengths: Music blog snobbery, tabletop/party game dominance, and ability to read supernatural young adult novels at lightning speed.

Michael Dambold is a comic fanatic who has been reading Marvel Comics since he was 11. He's read almost every X-Title book in existence. He thinks Jean Grey needs to stay dead. He also has an obsession with Star Trek, Stargate and MST3k. He's a literary nerd, obsessed with works by Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and Jules Verne.

Nerd strengths: Coffee chugging, X-Men & Marvel Comics, Star Trek, Stargate, X-Files, paranormal mysteries (Bigfoot, etc.), classic sci-fi TV, movies and books.

Chris Moore is not ashamed to be called a Geek. It is who he is first and foremost. While some out there hide from others that they play video games, he proudly displays his love and knowledge of the pastime. He hopes one day to have a collection of games which rivals that of a city library. To this day one of his greatest moments is that he was able to watch and record the original three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies by sheer luck.

Nerd strengths: Video games and TV.

Jason Powers is the resident geek dad. He is trying hard to raise his kids to be smart, thoughtful nerds just like his Dad raised him. He was brought up on a steady diet of Doctor Who, JRR Tolkien, Douglass Adams, Sherlock Holmes, Vertigo Comics and vintage pulp noir novels. He's been watching shows made by the BBC for so long, he sometimes has a hard time grasping American television. He still enjoys Legos a great deal.

Nerd strengths: British Science Fiction, Star Wars, Sherlock Holmes, X-files, Coffee, Zombies, Space.

James Royal can tell you what Kirby crackle is. His favorite X-Man is Nightcrawler. He owns more than two dozen Star Wars novels. He knows how much damage a magic missile does. His favorite T-shirt features the insignia of Cobra, the ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. He liked the Walking Dead before the Walking Dead was cool.

Nerd strengths: Comic books (especially Marvel), movies, Star Wars, fantasy novels, pro wrestling (does that count), 1980s cartoons and television shows, video games.

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