Since filmmaker George Lucas introduced audiences to the ways of the Jedi with Star Wars (now titled A New Hope) in 1977, the chronicles of that galaxy far, far away have grown to 11 movies, nine animated shows, five TV series, and a slew of non-canon shows, miniseries, video games, books, and other media. Even if you just stick to the canon stuff, it can be overwhelming, especially if you're trying to figure out how to watch Star Wars in order. But before we dive in, we'll emphasize that there really isn't a "correct" viewing order. There are several ways to enjoy the Star Wars universe as you proceed along your Jedi journey, and you may even be able to create your own method. The prequel trilogy dropped in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and the sequel trilogy hit theaters in the 2010s. Various standalone films were released intermittently throughout this timeline, offering fans opportunities to explore specific characters and events more deeply.

Many years ago, when Civilization II was on its way, I'd just started as a writer on the video game magazine Edge. As a fan of the original Civilization, a complex turn-based strategy sim about building vast kingdoms through thousands of years of human history, I was keen to review the sequel and my editor let me. Reader, I became completely addicted. I played the game for two weeks non-stop, leaving many pages of the magazine unwritten. This earned me a very severe written warning.

Science fiction is full of characters, set pieces, and scenarios that few other genres could ever get away with. Due to its often speculative nature, the most accomplished sci-fi movies can sometimes require a bit of work on the part of the viewer. Yet as fans of the genre understand, when it's done right, a great sci-fi film is well worth the mental gymnastics that watching it might demand. Speaking of sci-fi done right: Whether you're a lifelong genre devotee or have never even sat through a Star Wars movie to the end, a little guidance can go a long way--and that's exactly what we've got for you. When you're ready to take your mind on a cinematic journey, check out any one (or all) of our picks for the very best science fiction movies you can watch right now.

User-generated reviews are often our first point of contact when we consider watching a movie or a TV show. However, beyond telling us the qualitative aspects of the media we want to consume, reviews may inevitably contain undesired revelatory information (i.e. 'spoilers') such as the surprising fate of a character in a movie, or the identity of a murderer in a crime-suspense movie, etc. In this paper, we present a high-quality movie-review based spoiler dataset to tackle the problem of spoiler detection and describe various research questions it can answer.

Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. It's an exciting time to be a Star Wars fan. New episodes of The Clone Wars are hitting Disney each week, The Rise of Skywalker arrives on digital March 17, and Lucasfilm just announced an entirely new era of Star Wars--The High Republic--that will explore the universe hundreds of years before the Skywalker saga takes place. There have never been more ways to get into Star Wars--an ever-expanding universe of mythic fantasy and rich spectacle. If you're feeling especially ambitious, check out the timeline of "canon" media on Wookieepedia for a fairly comprehensive overview of everything Star Wars has to offer: comic books, novels, video games.

Star Wars-style lasers could help future space missions to accurately pinpoint the location of space junk in Earth's orbit and avoid deadly collisions. Millions of pieces of space junk are currently whizzing around the planet at around 20,000 miles per hour -- providing a threat to future rockets and space craft. However a new system based on neural networks has provided a better way to keep track of these hazardous objects with telescopes. The approach can detect debris as small as 3 feet wide and allow courses to be plotted to avoid them. Star Wars-style lasers could help future space missions to accurately pinpoint the location of space junk in Earth's orbit and avoid deadly collisions.

A robotic arm allows amputees to touch and feel objects again by using the power of thought to control it. The high-tech prosthetic, developed by the University of Utah, uses microwires implanted under the skin, which send signals to an external computer that tells the arm to move. The arm even has sensors that transmit signals to the microwires, mimicking the feeling of the hand when it grabs something. This allows users to'feel' objects being held so the brain knows not to cause the prosthetic hand too squeeze too tightly. Fascinating video shows real estate agent Keven Walgamott, who lost his hand and part of his arm in an accident, able to pluck grapes and hold eggs without crushing them - and even put on his wedding ring.

When you ask Intel how it is doing in the realm of artificial intelligence, you will likely hear a figure saying how 97 percent of all AI workloads run on Xeon hardware. But that number is far from being the full story. In the realm of neural networks, the chip giant has a real competitor in the guise of Nvidia, after Intel has, by its own admission, been "absent" in the area. "It's really not too late ... we're in the first half of the first innings," Barry Davis, Intel general manager of Accelerated Workloads Group, told ZDNet last week. Intel is changing the way it approaches AI, after its old playbook didn't have the best results.

The US military is at the forefront of futuristic tech from lasers on aircraft to stealth jets and now it has been showing off its developments designed to help its soldiers and patients. At a science fair-style event at The Pentagon, the 3 billion agency has demoed its advanced prosthetic arms able to restore the sense of touch and feel to amputees. It also showcased implants that can help restore the memory of people suffering brain injuries or in people with post traumatic stress disorder. At a science fair-style event at The Pentagon, Darpa has demoed prosthetic arms able to restore the sense of touch and feel to amputees. One of the amputees at the event was Johnny Matheny.