The real Doctor Who - Time traveller spotted in Sassafras

There is none more fitting place to meet a time traveller than in the picturesque township Sassafras.

Sassafras itself has stepped back in time with quaint cottages and cafes dotted along the Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd in Victoria, Australia.

At a cafe called Ripe, in front of an open fire, the adventure begins...  

Who is the curious character, and what is that mysterious device he has taken from his coat pocket and placed on the table?

Click through to find out!

The movie trailer for MOON looks like your classic good quality science fiction artistic movie. Quality acting, ideas music and visuals.

The tagline:

MOON
950,000 miles from home
the hardest thing to face...
is yourself.

MOON is an independent sci-fi movie directed by Duncan Jones (AKA David Bowie’s son – Zowie Bowie) staring Sam Rockwell, and has a bit of a 2001 feel, not afraid to have periods of silence from time to time.  As you would if you were stuck on the moon by yourself for 3 years.

Click through to watch the Sci-Fi movie trailer for MOON

Predator - The Musical - Video splatters my mind

If you have a love of Predator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sci-Fi and Musicals, you will love this video.

...sorry.. What's that?  You don't like musicals? - Watch this and you will.

The voices are amazing - accents of Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Sonny Landham  and  Carl Weathers spot on to a tee.

Click through, hit that play button and watch and listen!

There has just been an unfortunate accident in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN

- Unfortunate that is for the protons that just had a head on collision.

Yes folks, the LHC has just had its first collision - and even though it was just a small one (in relative terms) of 900 billion electron volts they expect to have one at 1.2 trillion electron volts (TeV) early next year and then build up to some very decent collisions of 7 TeV after that.

What might we discover from the LHC?

Anything from our whole theory of physics is fundamentally wrong - and we need to go back to the drawing board.
  - Or - Confirmation of new particles such as the Higgs Boson, how mass and gravity work, how to control it, other dimensions and even the currently science fiction inspired anti-gravity or the thrill of intergalactic travel.
While that last one might be a long way off, however it goes, the collisions are going to be exciting!

Click through to some Odd Beat news about the LHC and it's history of accidents

Spread the Sci-Fi Christmas cheer with a Robot Reindeer!

Hidden away in the alleys of my hometown Melbourne, Australia, lurks a cute little Robot Reindeer.

He spreads love of Sci-Fi and Art with his magical bubble machine.

I hope everyone has had a great year, and wish you the best of health over the holiday season.

For me 2010 has been a very challenging year health and subsequently career wise.  I am looking forward to 2011, and starting a two year Advanced Diploma of Engineering & Jewellery at NMIT.  

There will be lots of Sci-Fi themed jewellery coming out of my newly developing skills...

You have been warned! haha.

Click through to see another picture of this little robot on a break from all his Christmas hard work.

Science meets art with: 'A Glorious Dawn' featuring Carl Sagan and cameo from Stephen Hawkins using autotune.

This is epic - Art in motion.

It's what autotune should be used for - turning non-songs into songs, instead of no talent wannabes into the pop top 40.

"The Sky calls to us, if we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars."

Click through to watch and listen to the artistic science goodness