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In this Trekspertise special, scifi author David Brin lays out the qualities that help science fiction stand out from other genres. This is a re-edit of David Brin's original video, "Science Fiction: The Literature Of Change".

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Video Footage:
The Immortals, 2011
Lower Broadway, Public Domain Section of Pond5, 1902
Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes, BBC Four, 2010: http://bit.ly/1rr1iin
Gulliver’s Travels, 1939
Frankenstein, 1931
The War of the Worlds, 1953
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, 2001
Video of SciFi / Fantasy Section of Reed’s Books in Birmingham, AL, by video author
Troy, 2004
View of Downtown Birmingham, AL, by video author
Second Skin, Continuum, 2013
Clues. TNG, 1991
Robocop, 1987
Vanilla Sky, 2001
Military Aircraft Flying In Formation, Public Section of Pond5, date unknown (presumably the 1940s)
Pilot Operating the Control Panel of an Aeroplane, Public Domain Section of Pond5, 1940s
Employees Working in National Computer Center, Public Domain Section of Pond5, 1953
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, 1939
Man of Steel, 2013
The Matrix, 1999
The Invasion of America, eHistory.org YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/1lAnUJp
Fireball and Smoke Formation Out Of Atomic Blast, Public Domain Section of Pond5, 1960s
Soylent Green, 1973
1984, 1984
Duck and Cover Bert the Turtle Civil Defense Film, 1951, accessed via Nuclear Vault YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/MeAWC9
The Fifth Element, 1997
Lessons, TNG, 1993
Jurassic Park, 1993
Minority Report, 2002
Contact, 1999
The Neutral Zone, TNG, 1988

Images:
Page From Codex Féjervary-Mayer, cleaned up & uploaded by Lacambalam, 2014
Library of Ashurbanipal The Flood Tablet, taken & uploaded by Fæ, 2010
The Abduction of Europa, Jean-François de Troy, painted by Jean François de Troy in 1716, uploaded by Crisco 1492
Gezicht op Nieuw Amsterdam, painted by Johannes Vingboons, 1664, uploaded by Magalhães, 2005
Washington Crossing the Delaware, painted by Emanuel Leutze, 1851, uploaded by Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010
Iron and Coal, painted by William Bell Scott, 1855-1860, uploaded by Svencb, 2007
Miss Auras, painted by John lavery, 1900, uploaded by Pimbrils, 2011
The County Election, by George Caleb Bingham, 1852
The Pugnacious Cabman, by Robert Seymour, 1836, scanned & uploaded by Philip V.
Allingham: http://bit.ly/1DETlBt
Mark Twain Portrait, taken by A.F. Bradley & arranged by George Wharton James, 1907, uploaded by Durova, 2008
Des Glaneuses, painted by Jean-François Millet, 1857, uploaded by DcoetzeeBot, 2012
Portrait of Mary Shelley, painted by Richard Rothwell, 1840, uploaded by Awadewit, 2008
Restored photograph of Jules Verne, by Félix Nadar circa 1878, uploaded by Jdcollins13, 2013
H.G. Wells, taken in 1943, uploaded by Shizhao, 2005
Homer and His Guide, painted by Adolphe Bouguereau, 1874, uploaded by TheBird, 2004
United Nations General Assembly Hall, taken by Patrick Gruban, 2006
Men hammering through the berlin Wall, photo taken by Alexandra Avakian, 1989, via Alexandra Avakian and Smithsonian Magazine: http://bit.ly/1wDVqZ5
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, photo taken and uploaded by Thomas Wolf, 2008
Bust of Aristotle, Roman Copy of Greek Original, image uploaded by Jastrow, 2006
Oedipus at Colonus, painted by Fulchran-Jean Harriet, 1798, uploaded by Dorieo21, 2007
Oedipus at Colonus, painted by Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust, 1788, uploaded by Adrienlenoir, 2010
Oedipus and the Sphinx, painted by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1808, uploaded by Kaldari, 2012
Oedipus and the Sphinx, painted by Francois Xavier Fabre, 1808, via http://artpaintingartist.org/
Oedipus and Antigone, painted by Per Gabriel Wickenberg, 1833, uploaded by Botaurus, 2012
The Blind Oedipus Commending his Children to the Gods, painted by Bénigne Gagnerauxm, 1784, uploaded by Wmpearl, 2012
Saint George Killing the Dragon, painted by Bernat Martorell, 1434-35, uploaded by Azuizo, 2012
The Council of Gods, painted by Raphael, 1517-1518, uploaded by Sailko, 2011
Yaxchilan Lintel 15, photo taken and uploaded by Michael Wal, 2008

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