The human mind can recognize patterns that remain invisible to even the most powerful computers. But we’re stuck with some nasty limitations. We can only see relatively small amount of “raw” data at a given moment. That’s where visualization comes in. By laying out data visually, we encode data into additional channels. When we look […]

This week: We discuss leadership’s role in the Return of the King. We draft teams for our upcoming fantasy sci-fi game. And Audra and the Tolkein Professor speculate on why fantasy literature gets the shaft among the cognoscenti. We also run down the week in geek, including the critics response to Avatar’s opening (and Sigourney […]

This week: Audra talks middle-Earth technology with The Tolkien Professor. Sean relates his awesome Tekken 3 tournament experience and teaches Chuck — and you — how to go from zero to hero in Tekken 6 with just a few hours practice. And we discuss battle tactics and leadership in Lord of the Rings: Two Towers. […]

This week: We dive into Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Miracle Laurie joins us to talk dolls, acting, Uke Box Heroes, and the return of Dollhouse for its final run. Audra chats lit with the Tolkien Professor. And we run down the week in geek, including Comcast’s NBC purchase, a sad […]