September 17th, 2004
The Top 10 Courses at
Science Fiction University
Science Fiction University
10> Music 201: Bass Riffs for Mind Melds
9> Theology 303: “Dealing With Alien Life Forms Who Believe They Are Gods” (Professor Trelane)
8> Linguistics 300: Making Technobabble Work for You
7> Exobiology 101: Basic BEM Design
6> Animal Husbandry 387: Problems of Population Control With Flatcats and Tribbles (Includes several tasty Klingon recipes)
5> Physics 402: “Relativity, Schmelativity — Warping Past the Side Effects of Lightspeed Travel” (Professor Z. Cochrane)
4> Phys Ed 505: Blade Running and Quantum Leaping Without Straining Your Andromeda
3> English 107: “Second Language, English Is Learned As” (Professor Yoda)
2> Theology 259: Reconciling the Author’s Agnosticism With the Fact That Robert A. Heinlein Is God.
and the Number 1 Course at Science Fiction University…
1> Cybernetics 302: The Sentience of AI Species, or Do Electric Sheep Dream of Electric Shears?
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Credits:
Selected from 35 submissions from 9 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — 1
Guy Payne, Birmingham, AL — 2, 6
Steve Thomas, Atlanta, GA — 3, 5, 9 (Hat trick!)
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 4, 10
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 7, 8
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — Dean of Academics