{"id":9688,"date":"2016-10-11T11:49:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T15:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=9688"},"modified":"2016-10-11T11:49:11","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T15:49:11","slug":"this-classic-sci-fi-concept-could-solve-a-key-hurdle-to-interstellar-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2016\/10\/this-classic-sci-fi-concept-could-solve-a-key-hurdle-to-interstellar-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"This Classic Sci-Fi Concept Could Solve a Key Hurdle to Interstellar Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/s--M0qwGVSQ--\/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_358,q_80,w_636\/lvrrfxyaencyfj57ufyq.jpg?w=980&#038;ssl=1' style='max-width:600px;' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Spherical, orb-like aliens are one of science fiction\u2019s most beloved tropes, from countless golden age classics to appearances in Star Trek and Dr. Who. It\u2019s unclear whether this is a case of science fiction inspiring innovation or simply great minds thinking alike, but now, prominent scientists are saying spheres may indeed be the way to go for interstellar travel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2e3ajUI\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2e3ajUI<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spherical, orb-like aliens are one of science fiction\u2019s most beloved tropes, from countless golden age classics to appearances in Star Trek and Dr. Who. It\u2019s unclear whether this is a case of science fiction inspiring innovation or simply great minds thinking alike, but now, prominent scientists are saying spheres may indeed be the way to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[14,480,456,132,429],"tags":[523,159,33,530,552],"class_list":["post-9688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-facebook","category-jamie-gray","category-news","category-shared-link","tag-blog","tag-facebook","tag-jamie-gray","tag-news","tag-shared"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12281,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/science-doesnt-care-if-you-believe-in-it-or-not\/","url_meta":{"origin":9688,"position":0},"title":"Science doesn&#8217;t care if you believe in it or not","date":"February 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Science doesn't need you to validate it. 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