Science Fiction Timeline Site . . . Marc Carlson's KNOWN SPACE Chronology . . .
Science Fiction Timeline Site • Larry Niven's Known SpaceFramed Site Timeline • Links TIME LINE of Larry Niven's Known Space Universe Revision 111407 Compiled by I. Marc Carlson ( marc-carlson@utulsa.edu )
The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time: The Video
By Harry Hanrahan | Guides | April 22, 2011 | Comments (0 View hh -- the man who brought us The 100 Cheesiest Movie Lines of All Time and Get Out of There! The Video -- is back with another fantastic video today. He's even pulled himself out of anonymity. His name is Harry Hanrahan, and he's British.
Top 100 Tuesday: 100 Best Movies of the Decade
EmailEmail Since we first published our 100 Best Movies of the Decade in 2009, films have continued to get bigger and better. Here’s an update to the original list.
The Battle for Your Mind: Brainwashing Techniques Being Used On The Public By Dick Sutphen
Authoritarian followers Mind Control Subliminals By Dick Sutphen Summary of Contents The Birth of Conversion The Three Brain Phases How Revivalist Preachers Work Voice Roll Technique Six Conversion Techniques 1. keeping agreements 2.physical and mental fatigue 3. increase the tension 4. Uncertainty. 5. Jargon 6.
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As seen by the Germans : As seen by the French : As seen by the Italians : As seen by the Americans : As reported by the press :
Halo Effect
The idea that global evaluations about a person bleed over into judgements about their specific traits. The ‘halo effect’ is a classic finding in social psychology. It is the idea that global evaluations about a person (e.g. she is likeable) bleed over into judgements about their specific traits (e.g. she is intelligent). Hollywood stars demonstrate the halo effect perfectly.
10 SXSW '11 Films We've Seen and Highly Recommend
With over 120 films to choose from in just nine days at the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival, even the most experienced planner will be unable to take in all of them. That is just simple math. Sometimes you just have to take a page from Neil ... Page: "You have to discriminate.
What's the Saddest Movie of All Time?
What's the saddest movie of all time? Although this may seem like a question that's open for debate, there is actually a scientific answer. According to Smithsonian.com, a scientific study from the University of California at Berkeley has determined that the saddest movie of all time is "The Champ." The 1979 film tells the story of a washed-up boxer who returns to the ring to try and make enough money to retain custody of his son. The study found that the scene in the movie that consistently caused the most people to cry was when "The Champ" dies as his son pleads for him to wake up.
The 10 Most Puzzling Ancient Artifacts
The Bible tells us that God created Adam and Eve just a few thousand years ago, by some fundamentalist interpretations. Science informs us that this is mere fiction and that man is a few million years old, and that civilization just tens of thousands of years old. Could it be, however, that conventional science is just as mistaken as the Bible stories?
The Best Science Fiction Books (According to Reddit)
Recently, someone asked Reddit for a list of the best science fiction books of all time. Being a fan of sci-fi, and wanting to expand my own reading list, I thought it would be helpful to tally the results and preserve them here for future reference. I've also included selected quotes from the comments, as well as my own notes on the books I've already read. PS: All book images in this post are copyright Amazon, and were retrieved using my Big Book Search Engine. So, without further ado, here are the Greatest Sci-Fi Books of All Time, ordered by upvote count:
