The English word 'matrix' comes from the same word in Latin, meaning womb, which in turn comes from mater meaning mother. At the time of translation, matrix meant womb in English, but it has since taken on different meanings in biology, mathematics, computing and electronics. "You will hand over...

A popular trend in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that villains in the various films and TV shows are in some way created by Tony Stark, or in some cases his father Howard. In a literal sense, this includes Ultron, but in a more metaphorical sense includes Whiplash and Aldrich Kilian. My questi...

In a universe where time travel is possible and changing the past creates new timelines, can a bootstrap paradox be 'created'. This is more of a logical puzzle than directly pertaining to a specific work of Sci Fi, but they can be found in Dark, Doctor Who, Interstellar. If I were a time travel...

So, I've read a Percy Jackson fan fiction some time ago (on Wattpad). Basically, Percy kind of died, but one of the goddesses (pretty sure it's Hera or 'Dite) gives him a second chance. She writes a letter for the half bloods and gives them two months to get over his death and to stop blaming t...

I was reading recently about the US military assassin Carlos Hathcock, and specifically noticed the following: Hathcock once said that he survived in his work because of an ability to "get in the bubble", to put himself into a state of "utter, complete, absolute concentration", first with his...

In a meeting, Stephan says about Jack: Stephan: We focused on the one thing that makes this man here unlike anyone else in the entire world of music today. No collaborators, no cowriters, no samples, no steals, hmm? no "featuring Bieber." Just the simple, pure genius... of "One Man Onl...

I have seen all the Star Trek TV series like Deep Space Nine, The Next Generation, Enterprise and I've nearly finished Voyager and I've seen all the movies associated as well. What Star Trek series should I watch next?

In Cities in Flight (1970, p. 542), James Blish quoted two lines from a long he ascribed to a long, unpublished poem by Henry E. Sostman called The Folded and the Quiet: I grow not out of salt nor out of soil But out of that which pains me Sostman is not listed in the ISFDB. A little s...

Apparently I forgot to do the first quarter favorites, I don't know if it was the pandemic or the earthquake, but something threw me off. Please link to your favorite questions and answers which were either asked or answered from January 1st 2019 through June 30th 2020. Your answers will be co...

After coming back from his duel with Voldemort, Harry was scorned at by Cornelius Fudge. There are 2 questions here: I'm talking about Barty Crouch Jr.'s confession in point 1 Why didn't Harry, Snape, McGonagall or Dumbledore extract their memory of the event? I know memories can be tampered...