Xbox addict dies from blood clot
Jamaica Observer
Online computer games are extremely popular as thousands interact in shared science fiction worlds. Reports of gamers collapsing after spending 15 hours in front of video games are fairly common throughout Asia. In 2005, a South Korean gamer died after …

and more »

'24 Hours in the ER' – BBC America Has Unprecedented Access at London's King's …
TVbytheNumbers
… embraced by American mainstream pop culture, including Ricky Gervais, Gordon Ramsay, Graham Norton, and successful programming formats including ground-breaking non-scripted television like Top Gear and top-rated science-fiction like Doctor Who. …

and more »

People who sold Wall Street Journal to Murdoch suddenly feel bad
Salon
Even if I could write fiction, I couldn't write British fiction. Besides, satire depends upon comic exaggeration, while the deepening scandal involving Rupert Murdoch's News International corporation has far surpassed my puerile imaginings. …

and more »

Teenage Toy Tycoons – Winning Designs at Toy Fair
NTDTV
She beat thousands of entrants in a competition, to design a Tardis for the hit BBC television science-fiction show Doctor Who. Her design has also been bought to life and will be shops in time for Christmas. But she won't earn a penny because the BBC …

Scotland debate Taking Scotland Forward: Culture and External Affairs
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
In the time available, I hope to cover two issues: crime fiction and Scottish theatre. The writer Denise Mina wrote a fascinating piece for the British Council a few years ago about how we classify culture. As a nation, we consider opera, …

IT'S GOOD TO BE CONNECTED ; With interactive TV shows and smart apps, the way …
TMC Net
… its daily analysis of your waste shows up anything unusual. It may sound like science fiction, but already most of these devices are working in labs around the world. In the world of connectivity, it seems, we have only just started to get hooked up.

Replenish your reading
IBNLive.com
Fiction books are a good read for beginners who want to get into the habit. They help you develop a love for reading; from fiction books one can slowly move to science fiction or thrillers, Rani suggests. Making sure to carry a book along wherever you …

Mind Technologies, Inc.: NPR Article Features Mind Reading Thought Controlled …
PR Newswire (press release)
I think the public is beginning to realize that mind and thought controlled technologies have moved from science fiction to reality," said Brent Fouch, President and CEO of Mind Technologies, Inc. "We are pleased as well to be advancing this paradigm …

and more »

15 Minutes of Fame: Hodor!
Joystiq
It's Belfast's own first science fiction-fantasy con. So I'm doing that. Back in October, I did Octocon and I went to the moot. It's just awesome. Geeks, like — but that's why I fit in so well, I think. [laughs] So talking about fitting in — were you …

Tom Chatfield's GameHorizons
Develop
… a science fiction short story for a mobile app launched at SXSW by sixtostart, and enjoyed the process so much that I'm finding it hard to stop thinking of new ideas for stories. What do you think the biggest change will be in the games industry in …