Photo: Rick Kern/Getty Images for Vox Media (Getty Images) Silicon Valley’s richest nerds seem dead certain that AI will make our world a better place. Not everyone is so convinced, however. At SXSW this week, a sizzle reel that featured conference panelists talking effusively about the new technology was roundly booed by disgusted audience members. … Read more
Screenshot: Paramount The Battle of Wolf 359’s legacy goes much further than just “The Best of Both Worlds,” both in and out of the text of Star Trek itself. The trauma of the incident follows Picard throughout the remainder of TNG, brought up explicitly in episodes like the following season’s “Family” and “The Drumhead,” and … Read more
Screenshot: Paramount Another rare entry on this list that is not from either the Dominion or Klingon Wars is still perhaps the most famous battle in Star Trek history: Starfleet’s engagement with Borg forces in the Wolf system, just eight light years from Earth. Compared to other conflicts mentioned here the numbers involved are much … Read more
Image: Cryptic Studios Even before Star Trek came back in a big way in the streaming era, Star Trek Online had been a haven for seeing old favorites from the TV shows continue their journeys boldly going. That’s not changed even since streaming has become a way to bring these characters back—and STO is still … Read more
It’s an extremely busy day at Gen Con—the annual tabletop gaming conference held in Indianapolis—and the Pirate Borg desk is stuffed with books, cube, and, off to the facet, a galleon figurine. The galleon is suitably manned by skeletons, half-dead pirates, and I feel I noticed a shark or two shadowing the water. What Drew Gillian … Read more