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Archive: 07-2012

• Eight ways geeks would improve the Summer Olympic games

  The events of the Summer Olympics aren’t quite as interesting as the movies, games, and comics geeks are used to enjoying. Don’t worry, we can fix that.

  Posted by Jay Garmon | July 26, 2012, 2:23 PM PDT

• America says goodbye to barrier-breaker Sally Ride

  Sally Ride, the first American female and youngest American to explore space in person, died yesterday at age 61.

  Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | July 24, 2012, 10:41 AM PDT

• Comic-Con 2012 highlights and photos: The Hobbit, Game of Thrones, costumes galore

  At Comic-Con International 2012, attendees were treated to The Hobbit footage, Game of Thrones announcements, the Firefly reunion, and more. See photos of fans in unusual and geeky costumes.

  Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | July 19, 2012, 4:20 PM PDT

• Geek Trivia: What was the last astronaut wake-up song ever played aboard a space shuttle?

  Find out the last song ever used by NASA to awaken astronauts aboard an orbiting space shuttle.

  Posted by Jay Garmon | July 19, 2012, 8:47 AM PDT

• It's time to build the USS Enterprise

  Read about one engineer’s proposal that we should build a ship that resembles Star Trek’s USS Enterprise within the next 20 years. What do you think of his idea?

  Posted by Wally Bahny | July 14, 2012, 1:38 PM PDT

• The five best Star Trek: Enterprise episodes of all time!

  Say what you will about Enterprise, but these five episodes are worthy of the name “Star Trek.”

  Posted by Jay Garmon | July 12, 2012, 3:53 PM PDT

• Geek Trivia: What is the total number of solar system objects that have been called a planet?

  TechRepublic’s Trivia Geek tells you the total number of local solar system objects that have been called planets.

  Posted by Jay Garmon | July 5, 2012, 3:19 PM PDT

• CERN finds new particle that may be the Higgs Boson

  CERN reports a new particle is the heaviest boson ever discovered. Get more details about this major breakthrough in particle physics.

  Posted by Wally Bahny | July 5, 2012, 9:05 AM PDT