XPRIZE and Sci-Fi Writers Team Up to Create the Future 

How do we envision a better tomorrow? That question is being answered by the XPRIZE’s Science Fiction Advisory Council (SFCA), which launched in June 2017 with “a mission to accelerate positive change in the world by bringing together those who can imagine a bold vision of the future with those who can innovate to get us there” (see the full press release here). The council brings together 64 advisors from 9 countries for the XPRIZE Foundation — a stellar list of creative power that includes bestselling and award-winning sci-fi writers.
How do we envision a better tomorrow? That question is being answered by the XPRIZE’s Science Fiction Advisory Council.

10 Sci-Fi Books and Movies that Feature a Solar Eclipse

If that a mere 2 minutes, 44 seconds of totality (or less) is not enough to feed your hunger for the 2017 solar eclipse? You don’t have to let go of the eclipse experience after it ends — especially when there is so much science fiction and nonfiction that stars our own sun in all its moon-shadowed glory. Here are 10 entertaining sci-fi books and films that include eclipses that you can enjoy long after August 21 is past. The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon.
If that a mere 2 minutes, 44 seconds of totality (or less) is not enough to feed your hunger.

UPDATE: Take a 3D Tour of the USS Zumwalt

If you’re a fan of new developments in military technology, then the U.S. Navy has something you’ll want to check out. The USS Zumwalt, a guided missile destroyer, is the most technologically advanced surface military ship in the world. And now you can view the ship’s innovations through an interactive 3D animated tour hosted by the Bookmark. The 3D tour gives viewers a 360º look at the Zumwalt and includes details of the advanced ship’s structural specifications — such as length, speed, weight — of interest to those intrigued.
If you’re a fan of new developments in military technology, then the U.S. Navy has something you’ll want to.