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I am sooooo late on this recommendation, but really, go see The Martian.

If you like space exploration, MacGyverism, solving problems with duct tape and science, struggles for survival against impossible odds, protagonists keeping themselves sane through snark, team dynamics, believable depictions of NASA of the near future, and just awesome things everywhere, go see The Martian. If it's already left your town, rent it or borrow it from your local library system when it becomes available.

Good movie. DAMN good movie.
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I may have mentioned here before, there is a contest to develop and produce a TV series along the lines of the 80's/90's TV show MacGyver, specifically with a female lead, the intent being deliberate encouragment of female involvement in S.T.E.M. fields through fandom. The original MacGyver series did a heck of a lot to encourage interest in science in a wide range of kids when I was in school, and I don't see how any new iteration of the concept of a hero using brains and knowledge over violence wouldn't have a similar effect today.

An overview of the contest progress so far.

A blog from one of the finalists about the basic intent of the series and her own pitch for it.

Ran across these updates today and it made me grin and go yay when not much has lately, so I had to share.
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I may have mentioned here before, there is a contest to develop and produce a TV series along the lines of the 80's/90's TV show MacGyver, specifically with a female lead, the intent being deliberate encouragment of female involvement in S.T.E.M. fields through fandom. The original MacGyver series did a heck of a lot to encourage interest in science in a wide range of kids when I was in school, and I don't see how any new iteration of the concept of a hero using brains and knowledge over violence wouldn't have a similar effect today.

An overview of the contest progress so far.

A blog from one of the finalists about the basic intent of the series and her own pitch for it.

Ran across these updates today and it made me grin and go yay when not much has lately, so I had to share.

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