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Event Number 3150
Thursday, November 7th, 2013
- Astronomy Colloquium
- Massive Star Formation Through the Universe
- Time: 3:30 pm
- Place: 4421 Sterling Hall
- Speaker: Jonathan Tan, University of Florida
- Abstract: Massive stars have played a dominant role in shaping our universe since its earliest times, but there is no consensus on the mechanism by which they form. I review the physical processes thought to be important in massive star formation, concentrating on a particular theoretical model, Turbulent Core Accretion. This assumes the initial conditions are massive, turbulent, magnetized cloud cores of gas and dust that are reasonably close to virial equilibrium. We test this via theoretical simulations of the physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium and observational searches for these cores. We next consider the protostellar collapse phase as a massive star grows from the core. Various forms of feedback become important in reducing the efficiency of accretion, although it is not clear if one particular mechanism operates to set a fundamental limit on the maximum stellar mass. Again, these theoretical ideas can be tested by observations of massive stars forming in our Galaxy today. Finally, I discuss an application of massive star formation theory to the early universe: how massive were the first stars and could they have been the progenitors of supermassive black holes?
- Host: Audra Hernandez
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Packed hearing on new pot law
A state Liquor Control Board hearing in Seattle about implementing the marijuana law drew an overflow crowd.
Seattle Times Staff reporter
About Initiative 502
Highlights of the measure, which would legalize, regulate and tax recreational marijuana. I-502 does not affect the federal marijuana ban and could be pre-empted by federal law.
Possession: Strips state criminal penalties for small possession (1 ounce dried form, 72 ounces liquid, 1 pound solid form) for people 21 and older.
Sales: State to issue licenses for cannabis retailers, growers and food processors; imposes 25 percent excise tax at each level, funding research, prevention and health care.
Medical marijuana: Does not change state medical-marijuana law; no home grows except for patients.
DUI: Adds new limit for marijuana impairment.
They came in suits and cowboy hats, with cropped gray hair and long ponytails, and they filled one room at Seattle City Hall and spilled into another, about 400 strong.
Some had waited decades for an event like this. Some thought they'd never see it. They were there to express views about the state's new legal-marijuana law enacted last fall by Initiative 502.
"Wow, there's one heckuva lot of interest in 502," said Sharon Foster, chair of the Washington state Liquor Control Board, the agency charged with implementing the new law. The crowd had started lining up three hours before the event.
Foster told audience members if they kept their remarks to two minutes they'd get a "brownie point." That prompted several in the crowd to giddily ask, "What kind of brownie?"
Chris Marr, another liquor-board member, said, "When I was watching Cream at the Fillmore many years ago, I never envisioned this."
The second of six statewide forums on legal marijuana, this was part rally, part policy conference.
Growers, breeders, sellers and advocates came out to push a variety of platforms. Some wanted the system to allow smaller growers. Others stressed the need for bigger breeding operations. Some begged to be taxed. Others said the law's high taxes would drive customers to the black market.
Kevin Oliver, executive director of Washington NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), was one of the first to speak. "Indeed the whole world is watching," Oliver said, noting he'd been interviewed by a popular French TV show before the forum.
Wearing a suit adorned with a gold pot leaf, Oliver first suggested the liquor board add "cannabis" to its name, which drew huge applause. He went on to call for both big and small growers. "Think Budweiser and microbrews," he said.
John Eskola said he represented several small medical-marijuana growers. "We need to be part of it. This is a very emotional thing for me. The war is over. We won. Don't punish us, take our money."
Lobbyist Phil Wayt said the group he represented wants the state to follow the craft-beer model where there is no limit on the number of producers and processors.
Philip Dawdy of the Washington Cannabis Association warned that taxes are too high. They are set at 25 percent of the selling price at three different junctures in the growing-to-sales process. "You have to beat the black market in price. I don't think you can do that with the 502 tax structure," he said.
The most insightful comment, though, might have come from Sam Dodge when he told liquor-board members, "for you to figure out how to serve cannabis customers is the steepest learning curve I've seen."
Washington's new law, which allows those 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of pot, must be implemented by December. In theory, adults will then be able to walk into stores around the state and buy locally grown pot that is licensed, taxed and regulated by the state.
Early state estimates put retail prices at about $12 a gram. And stores will sell about 187,000 pounds of weed a year, the state figures, which would suddenly give the state a new $2 billion industry.
The new law calls for a seed-to-store closed marijuana market. No model exists for such a system.
Inundated with questions and opinions, the board decided it needed to go to the public on the issue.
And, lacking in weed expertise, the agency is soliciting help from private consultants in areas such as product standards and consumption validation.
Consumption estimates are crucial for the state in determining how big the system should be, how many growers it will need, and how many plants each will need to produce.
Estimating consumption is also fraught with political and legal issues, especially concerning the federal government, which bans all marijuana, and doesn't want to see Washington's legal pot leaking into other states.
"Everything flows from consumption," said Foster in an interview before the forum. "We don't want to overgrow because then it may go out of state; and we don't want to undergrow because then the black market flourishes."
In a news conference Thursday, Gov. Jay Inslee said he wants a digital tracking system to insure that legal marijuana isn't slipping into the black market.
Once the liquor board has a grasp on the size of the market, it will move to questions such as the number of licensed growers.
Some issues remain vexing. Now, merchants in the state's legal medical marijuana business face one daunting obstacle: They can't establish bank accounts because the federal government won't insure banking with marijuana businesses. "That is a huge outstanding issue," said agency head Pat Kohler.
Foster vowed the liquor board — or liquor-and-cannabis board — will have a tightly controlled system in place as mandated by Initiative 502.
"We will be the first state in the world to adopt a licensed, regulated, disciplined, distribution market, I think in world history," Inslee said.
Seattle Times staff reporter Andrew Garber contributed to this report. Bob Young: 206-464-2174 or email@example.com

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The Cork OD regatta, starting today, marks the last event providing opportunity to qualify for the 2013 kiteracing world championships. The entry deadline is on Monday 26, 2013, and the best 120 men and 40 women will be selected thereafter.
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This past Wednesday, as part of their perhaps-glorious return from a bitter labor dispute, the Boston Bruins took on the New York Rangers on the road, on national TV, and came up just short in a game that turned into an overtime thriller.
This past Wednesday, as part of their perhaps-glorious return from a bitter labor dispute, the Boston Bruins took on the New York Rangers on the road, on national TV, and came up just short in a game that turned into an overtime thriller.
The Rangers took an early lead, the Bruins came back, and that script followed until Marian Gaborik beat Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask with a goal that will live on in the Rangers' highlight reel for the rest of the season.
Rask actually made the initial save on the breakaway at the start of overtime, staying tall and taking away as many options on the net as possible. But the rebound floated up in the air, and Gaborik topped it into the net like a Roger Federer drop shot, a feather in the cap of his hat trick.
Despite the four goals allowed, Rask stood tall against the high-octane Rangers in Madison Square Garden that night, nearly equalling the all-world Henrik Lundqvist in the opposite net.
There are no good losses, per se, but the mature, I believe, do hold the notion of perspective and the idea of an acceptable loss. The Bruins, a few days removed from playing the Rangers in Boston, went into New York and were just bested by a team that should be a beast in the Eastern Conference, a loss capped by a goal that only one of the better snipers in the world would have put home.
For Rask, that march has already wax and wane, the highs of being a top-flight goaltender set against frustration and forces beyond his control. And it's set him up for this season, a clear moment where the team can become his.
It's hardly scientific, but it seems as though Rask's quick rise in 2010 is somewhat forgotten by the average Bruins fan, a casualty of their depressing second-round loss to the Flyers after being up 3-0 in the series. But with Tim Thomas saddled by a hip injury that would eventually need surgery, Rask stepped in like a seasoned veteran, overseeing 22 wins and a 1.97 goals against average with a .931 save percentage.
Rask rode those All-Star-type numbers into the playoffs, and while he played well, he did seem to tire. With the Bruins starting to lose bodies up front, more fell on him, and by then they were licked.
That series, that saw the Bruins drop a three goals to none lead in Game 7 before slipping to the Flyers again for the series, is looked upon as the final building block of the eventual run to the Stanley Cup in 2011, a la the Red Sox' defeat to the Yankees in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS. One last indignity, then the true character of the team takes shape.
Thomas came roaring back the next season, having one of the greater seasons a goalie has ever had in this game, but it shouldn't be forgotten that Rask got a crucial piece of his development out of the way in that series. He's already backstopped a Cup contender in the playoffs, he's carried the pressure of being a number one goaltender, and he carried it all with the sort of casual grace that the best have.
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This activity has undergone a peer review process by which submitted activities are compared to a set of criteria. Activities meeting or revised to meet these criteria have been added to the collection. To learn more about the review criteria, see [http://taste.merlot.org/evaluationcriteria.html]. More information about the peer review process can be found at [http://taste.merlot.org/peerreviewprocess.html].
This page first made public: Mar 17, 2010
This material was originally developed through Merlot
as part of its collaboration with the SERC Pedagogic Service.
In this activity students search the Genbank database for a specific entry on the hemoglobin genes. After finding the entry students learn about the kinds of information available in a Genbank record and some uses for that information by answering a series of guided questions at the Darwin2000 site. The questions are designed to illustrate key aspects of the record and to have students actively use some of the information to learn or review basic molecular biology and molecular evolution. Students turn in answers to the questions.
This assignment has students only go through part of the full assignment at Darwin2000 and includes additional background information not available there to make the assignment more appropriate for introductory biology students.
Learning Goals
- How to search the Genbank Database
- Appreciation for the amount of genetic information available online
- How to determine the type of sequence (cDNA, genomic, etc.) and what the different types can be used for
- How to locate key molecular features of DNA and RNA sequences, such as promoters, cis-acting regulatory sequences, start codons, stop codons, splice junctions, mutations, etc., in a Genbank record
- The meaning of the terms describing key molecular features of DNA and RNA sequences, such as promoters, cis-acting regulatory sequences, start codons, stop codons, splice junctions, mutations, etc.
- How to use the links in a Genbank record to jump to related information in other databases, such as the protein databases
- Learn about types of mutations and how they might, or might not, effect gene function
- Application of evolutionary principles to DNA sequences
- How to read a protein entry in the protein databases and extract information about amino acid sequences
Context for Use
This assignment is a limited version of the full assignment available at the Darwin2000 site and is designed for introductory biology students who have had some instruction in the basic molecular biology of a eukaryotic gene. The starting web page, Searching Genbank gives background information on hemoglobin, sickle cell anemia and the basics of gene structure and mutation to help students understand the Genbank record. Additional information could be provided to make the assignment appropriate for other audiences such as non-majors. It could also be used as a review assignment for more advanced students.
Students need access to a networked computer to do this assignment and could either do this in a computer lab or on their own. It should take approximately an hour if students do not need to spend a lot of time going over the background material, two hours if they need to review concepts like introns, start codons, etc.
The assignment could be made easier by eliminating some of the harder questions. For instance, question five has the students look for the TATA box without telling them that is what they are looking for - it simply asks them to look for a regulatory sequence. Many students will need more of a hint than is available at the site to remember what the TATA sequence looks like.
The assignment can also be extended, in particular, the Darwin2000 site has several active learning questions at the end where students are asked to come up with additional searches and analysis that would be appropriate for more advanced students.
Teaching Materials
Background material on hemoglobin genes and the basic molecular biology of genes with suggested questions for introductory students is available at Searching Genbank. The Genbank questions and tutorial are at Darwin2000 Finding Sequences in Genbank site, there are links to this site in the "Searching Genbank" page. Included is a Word document with answers to the assigned questions.Answer key for the assigned questions (Microsoft Word 51kB Jul25 06)
Teaching Notes and Tips
This is a fairly simple assignment so most students with a reasonable grasp of basic molecular biology and evolution can follow the guide and use the background material to answer all of the questions. Some of the questions are more challenging, but students who are willing to use the background material as a resource have little difficulty. Part of the goal of this assignment is to have students learn the material by using the background as a resource to develop their answers to the questions.
While fairly easy, the assignment does take a little time and some students may get bored with it unless they see it as part of a larger objective. I usually follow this assignment with the Wikipedia Genetic disease assignment, which has them use some of the skills they learn in this assignment.
References and Resources
MERLOT description of the "Finding Sequence in Genbank" resource that is used in this activity.
Other Resources:
- Searching Genbank - Background material and the list of questions appropriate for introductory students
- Darwin2000 Finding Sequences in Genbank - the Genbank tutorial with questions
- Genbank - The Genbank database


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Like many civilians, for me the military and military life exist in the abstract. We have images, sound bites, names and events, but we're unable to fully grasp the complexities of their world. Perhaps we are confused by the morality of war or the inner workings of the military machine. Or perhaps we feel we are too busy with our own lives,to understand those who defend them. As Colonal Jessup said in A Few Good Men, military service men and women "live and die by words like honor, code, loyalty…as the backbone of a lifetime spent defending something." We "use them as punch lines."
When we do get a peek into the lives of military service men and women, it is often through a loaded media lens highlighting only extreme stories and caricatures of courage, like the Seal Team Six mission to capture and kill Osama Bin Laden or perversities like Abu Graib, both incomprehensible to most civilians.
Compare those extreme stories to the Petraeus incident. When CIA Director General Petraeus was forced to resign abruptly a few weeks ago after his affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell was exposed, the security establishment was thrown into turmoil. But most civilians saw it for what it was, human, which perhaps made it all the more extraordinary. This incident did not unfold in the battleground of Iraq or Afghanistan, but rather in Florida. Broadwell herself, an extraordinarily accomplished woman, fell victim to jealousy and sent anonymous emails to her alleged threat, Jill Kelley, which were tracked back to her. And there was Kelley herself, a civilian socialite, captivated with proximity to power, and the Commander's need to cultivate civilian relationships as he faced the isolation of military life at the top.
The Petraeus story is one we all know: temptation, hubris, and human weakness. It reveals vulnerability even in our smartest and most courageous. It reminds us that these great servants and soldiers, beyond being accountable to our country and a higher code, are accountable to themselves and their families, just like us. And perhaps most importantly, this story exposed the vast gap that exists between civilian and military understanding of one another.
The job of contextualizing and bridging the schism between military and civilian understanding has been the dedicated work of Blue Star Families and its highly accomplished and passionate CEO, Kathy Roth-Douquet, since 2008. Founded by Roth-Douquet and five other active military women and spouses, Blue Star Families' mission is to provide services and a platform to support, connect, and empower military families not just with one another, but with the civilian community.
A startling statistic emerged from a recent Blue Star Families survey, revealing that 92% of military family members feel that the general public does not truly understand or appreciate the sacrifices they make. It is a number that "exposes the vulnerability and loneliness of the seemingly forgotten family pillars behind those serving, without whom service would simply not be possible."
The philosophy behind Blue Star Families starts with the constitution. We live in a self-governing democracy, and with that privilege comes great responsibilities, requiring not just an interest in politics but having a clearer understanding of the military branch as well: how it works, who it comprises (including families), what their needs are, and how to get involved.
According to Roth-Douquet, the schism between military and civilian understanding has not always existed to such a degree. Prior the 1970s, there was a greater understanding among civilians about the military branch and how it functioned. But with the controversy surrounding the Vietnam War, anti-war sentiment became confused with anti-military sentiment, and the lingering effects continue today. Compounded with the politically chic posturing of "sarcasm and hip irony," codes by which the military abide have become mere anecdotes to many.
Another startling trend in the last few decades is the absence of the leadership classes from the military. In Roth-Douquet's book AWOL: The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes from Military Service – and How It Hurts Our Country, she writes:
"When those who make, support and protest defense policy to the greatest effect have the least actual experience with military – either through their own service, or the service of those close to them – America does not get the best policy possible."
While it is easy to characterize this trend as a result of the widening class gap, in a recent discussion, Roth-Douquet characterized it as closer to a caste system.
With the drawdown of the war in Afghanistan, the urgency of recognizing and supporting our military and their families is intensifying. While we should celebrate the end of the longest war in U.S. history, we should be mindful about an "out of sight, out of mind" attitude. For military men and women, service does not end with war, and yet awareness about their efforts and sizable funding does. In the words of Roth-Douquet, "there's no peace dividend for military families…they will need civilian support to cope."
Still, Roth-Douquet remains optimistic about bridging the schism. Blue Star Families has successfully launched a series of programs that empower and connect military families with one another and provide ways for civilians to get involved in meaningful ways.
Here are some ways to enage:
Supporting our military families is to understand them and their needs. The first step is the easiest and requires only that you visit www.bluestarfam.org and become a Blue Star Neighbor. You will receive a monthly newsletter featuring the activities of the organization as well as the military men, women and the families that they serve. Additionally you will hear about other opportunities to get involved.
Pledge A Service/Volunteer:
In partnership with Joining Forces, Blue Star Families encourages you to pledge some time and volunteer in your community on behalf of our military service men and women and their families. Providing a variety of volunteer opportunities with various organizations, the program has tracked over 23,465,255 hours pledged and 22,462,532 hours served to date. On the website, you can fill out a pledge card, many of which are currently being featured on one of the White House Christmas tree. Michelle Obama is an active supporter of the program and has made pledges herself.
Another program to consider is Blue Star Families' Operation Appreciation, which organizes letter-writing to military families. The writer can choose to write a card to the parent, spouse or child of a military member, or to a veteran of the armed services. The program is one way to effectively bridge the gap between the civilian and military communities that otherwise can leave families feeling isolated.
Blue Star Families also provides a selection of volunteer opportunities hosted by chapters around the country and overseas. The goal is to utilize their volunteer leaders as community liaisons to identify the needs of military families, provide resources and programs, and relay relevant information to congressional decision-makers. If you are interested in a leadership role within your community, email your resume to Laura at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Lastly, if you do not have time to volunteer, Blue Star Families needs and appreciates donations of any size. Over ninety cents of every dollar goes directly to a military family or to help build and sustain such successful Blue Star programs as:
Books on Bases: an enormously powerful program that brings literacy and reading to military children at bases across the nation, and overseas. Blue Star Families plans to distribute 10,000 books to military children over the next year.
Blue Star Museums: a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Joining Forces, MetLife Foundation and nearly 2,000 museums across the country, the program offers free admission to museums for all active duty, National Guard and Reserve military personnel and their families.
MilKidz Club: like a wingman for every single military child, the MilKidz Club is all about cool events, free tickets, and tons of other happenings that all show our military children some well-deserved appreciation.
As Americans, it is our civic responsibility to serve our military and their families as they so dutifully serve us, in both war and peace. The Petraeus story reveals that even great generals are vulnerable. It reminds civilians that while it is convenient to see military men and women as "other," the fact is they and their families face so many of the same challenges we do. Beyond being soldiers, they are friends, family members, and all are very human. And, as Kathy Roth-Douquet stated so poignantly in our discussion, "the key to really caring is understanding".


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Bengals Rookie Has Plenty Of Drive…But No Car
We've all heard stories about first round draft picks that sign a lucrative contract and immediately go out and spend a huge sum on a flashy car.
Kevin Zeitler isn't one of them.
It's been nearly three weeks since the rookie from Wisconsin signed a 4-year deal with the Bengals – reportedly worth $7.5 million dollars – and Kevin still doesn't have a vehicle.
"I've never owned a car," Zeitler said. "I do have my license, but I haven't had time to go look. It's going to be weird buying something like that. It's not that urgent yet. I'll get one eventually, but I'm in no rush really."
The 22-year-old offensive lineman has been staying at a hotel close to Paul Brown Stadium and says he's had no problems getting where he needs to go.
"Taxis and the public shuttle – that's what I've been taking everywhere," said Zeitler. "There's no place to park (at Wisconsin) so you just take buses or walk. So I'm used to walking or taking public transportation."
Are his teammates aware that Kevin doesn't own a car?
"Yes, I am aware of that because I have to go pick him up every time that we do something," said Andrew Whitworth. "Zeitler is just an old-school guy. He told me that he didn't have air conditioning in college."
Has the former Badger been subjected to some verbal abuse in the locker room for being car-free?
"Coach gives me crap…everyone else gives me crap," Kevin said with a grin. "They all give me crap."
"Once he gets to training camp, I'm sure that he'll have one," said Whitworth. "As long as he has one by then, he'll be alright."
While Zeitler lacks an automobile, nobody questions his drive to succeed.
"He's a passionate guy and very intense about his job," said Whitworth. "Getting him to just relax and enjoy himself is probably hard because he wants to do really well…but that's a good thing."
One of the reasons why the Bengals selected Zeitler with the 27th pick in the draft is his smarts – he reportedly scored a 33 on the Wonderlic test. Head Coach Marvin Lewis says Kevin's intelligence has been obvious during the OTA practice sessions.
"It was evident right away," said Lewis. "From the day that we brought him in right after the draft, he was going to be a quick study on what to do in NFL football. Now we have to teach him how to do it all the time. Obviously, when you get to training camp after the first couple of days, we have to make the transition of doing it in football pads because there are a lot of offensive lineman that look really good without shoulder pads on."
"I've learned a lot," said Zeitler. "It's definitely a different type of defense that you're going up against and a different style of athlete. I'm just getting the playbook and terminology down and doing the techniques to get those plays done."
The Bengals mandatory minicamp ended on Thursday, but Zeitler plans to continue working out in Cincinnati before attending the NFL's Rookie Symposium in Aurora, OH at the end of June. Then he'll head back to Wisconsin where he'll finally have time to go car-shopping.
"It will happen – it's just a matter of finding some time to do it and trying to get a good deal," said Zeitler.
"He can afford one, but he's Zeitler man," said Whitworth. "He's pretty detailed so I'm sure he has a plan for exactly when and where he's going to buy a car. I think he's got it handled."
"I just want a good car that will take care of business," Kevin told me. "Maybe if my next contract is a nice one, I'll go out and get a nice car. But I'm not going to blow my money right away."
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Sept. 1 is the 107th anniversary of the premiere of what's probably the world's first science fiction film, A Trip to the Moon.
(Yes, we know 107 is not a round number. It's a prime number, which for these purposes, is even better. So, be silent, earthling!)
To mark the occasion, we asked the staffs of Wired.com and its companion magazine, Wired, to tell us their favorite science fiction flicks. We're not claiming these are the best, or the greatest, or anything else but our favorites.
Here they are, in chronological order, more or less — there's an outlier at the end of today's installment, Today we cover anything that's pre–Star Wars. Tomorrow we'll show you our faves from Star Wars (1977) up to 2009.
Flip through 'em, and then tell us what your favorites are.
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Don't kid yourself. This is a Howard Hawks movie. He took charge of the script, and he directed — but let Christian Nyby take the credit so he could get into the Directors Guild (according to legend). A tightly written (Charles Lederer, based on the short story "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell Jr.), neatly acted and professionally directed movie. No frills. No gore. Just humans fighting for their lives. —John Scott Lewinski
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)
Does this qualify as sci-fi? It gave me nightmares as a kid. —Kim Zetter
Them! (1954)
I'm going to go for this great sci-fi horror story of the giant ants that came out of the White Sands of Nevada after being created by the hubris of man's atomic bomb testing. The ants eventually take on L.A. (Go, Giants?) But the movie's lesson wasn't learned, so Stanley Kubrick eventually had to direct Dr. Strangelove, a fantastic movie that unfortunately is not science fiction despite the centrality of the so-called Doomsday Machine to the plot. —Ryan Singel
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Taps into '50s paranoia, "bringing a new dimension in terror to the giant SuperScope screen!" —Stephanie Dale
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958)
A Trip to the Moon may be the oldest sci-fi flick, but this wonderful Czechoslovakian movie looks like it was made even earlier. A mixture of stop-motion and Terry Gilliam–style cut-out animation perfectly recreates the look of the fantastical engravings that appeared in Jules Verne's seminal science fiction novels. It's easy to imagine that this is what Verne's 19th century contemporaries saw in their mind's eye when they read his books. —Chris Baker
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
I first saw this low-budget gem on late-night TV more than three decades ago. It's an awkward production, but the post-apocalyptic imagery of humans oppressing robots even as the machines become indistinguishable from their creators lodged itself in my brain. The film is an obvious precursor to Blade Runner and in some ways much closer to Philip K. Dick's original story. —Ted Greenwald
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
The character names are fantastic; President Merkin Muffley, Major T. J. "King" Kong, General Jack D. Ripper, General "Buck" Turgidson and Colonel "Bat" Guano. Not to mention the great writing: "Fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face" and "Gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the war room!" And Stanley Kubrick's visual styling is awesome! — Jon Snyder
If only for Miss Foreign Affairs. But Dr. Strangelove probably qualifies more as political farce than science fiction. —Tony Long
I love Strangelove, too, but I can't classify it as sci-fi. — Marty Cortinas
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
What would the world be like without the written word? François Truffaut's colorful, textless take on Ray Bradbury's novel is a masterpiece. —Randy Alfred
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Shrunken surgeons and a saboteur aboard a miniaturized ship that's injected into a patient's bloodstream for a critical operation. I'm still waiting for this to become sci-fact. —Kim Zetter
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The first science-fiction film to get everything right. Provocative, visually stunning and culturally indelible. —Michael Calore, seconded by Chuck Squatriglia
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Simply for Charlton Heston's over-the-top performance. It's a madhouse! —Marty Cortinas
Solaris (1972)
The USSR's answer to 2001 in the space-flick race. Like Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, Andrei Tarkovsky's meditation on the loneliness and paranoia of deep-space exploration is more psyche-fi than sci-fi, but its stimulating plot, bizarre production and odd humor make it a winner. Skip the Soderberg remake. —Michael Calore
Silent Running (1972)
I need to see it again. Space eco-terrorism with robots! —Marty Cortinas
Soylent Green (1973)
Edward G. Robinson's last movie, overpopulation horror, cannibalism, euthanasia, class wars: It's got a lot going on. —Marty Cortinas
Day of the Dolphin (1973)
"Fa, Pa, go — now!" Oh, that was Sooo sad. —Annaliza Savage
Zardoz (1974)
Oh my god, it's the best floating head movie ever! (And John Boorman made Excalibur, too.) —Annaliza Savage
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
(Not just because I now own a dog.) One of the most chilling visions of the future ever. Extra marks for being a rare example of a Don Johnson movie that doesn't suck. His portrayal of a desperate, emotionally vacant apocalypse survivor is surprisingly convincing. —Evan Hansen
Logan's Run (1976)
A future without underwear. —Lee Simmons
Lassie Come Home (1943)
Does this count? Lassie was certainly very smart, and Timmy could understand her when she barked. That has certain sci-fi qualities, I'd say. —Tony LongGo Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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