March 14th, 2013

LeVar Burton On How Interstellar Human Travel Could Become A Reality [TCTV]

We all know that LeVar Burton has famously played a space traveler in the hugely successful Star Trek: The Next Generation series, but nowadays he is spreading the word that human travel beyond our solar system may actually become a near-term reality for people who aren’t actors — or even astronauts.

As a member of the advisory council of the 100 Year Starship project, Burton is a champion of… → Read More

June 20th, 2012

Reading Rainbow Returns As A Startup And An iPad App

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Back in 2009, NPR ran a story titled “‘Reading Rainbow’ Reaches Its Final Chapter.” At the time, that probably seemed like a reasonable headline — after all, after 26 years, the beloved TV show was going off the air, the victim of changing government funding priorities. But it looks like there’s actually a lot more to the Reading Rainbow story, and its next chapter is starting in earnest today… → Read More

February 1st, 2012

LeVar Burton Snags @ReadingRainbow Twitter Handle To Push New Reading App

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While we nerds may best remember LeVar Burton as a VISOR-clad Starfleet officer, he also spent much of the 80s and 90s instilling in children an appreciation for reading. In fact, Burton is still stuck to the idea of encouraging childhood literacy — he launched a new company called RRKidz this past September that’s currently working on (among other things) a “disruptive” new iPad reading app. → Read More