Discovering Science Fiction’s Re-emergence and Re-assessment in the USA
Science fiction has emerged as acceptable in the literary cannon with the inclusion of a wide selection of science fiction writers as worthy of studying. [Read More]
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The Three “Questions” Of Science Fiction
There is a great deal of misunderstanding about what that particular branch of literature called Science Fiction actually consists of. Is it space-ships and monsters? [Read More]
Buzz Aldrin Talks Scientific Pioneers, Science Fiction, and What He’d Do with the Infinity Gauntlet
To say that Buzz Aldrin is legendary wouldn’t be an overstatement. Not only was he the second man to walk on the moon, but he’s [Read More]
How Science Fiction is Training Us to Ignore the Real Threats Posed by AI
CEOs of artificial intelligence companies usually seek to minimize the threats posed by AI, rather than play them up. But on this week’s episode of [Read More]
Catching Up With the Next Generation of Sci-Fi Writers
Fandom as a familial collective of readers and writers has existed since at least the 1920s, when lurid pulp fiction magazines encouraged Lovecraft’s quirky circle [Read More]
Princesses, Priestesses and Time Travel: What’s New in Science Fiction and Fantasy
I’ve long found fairy-tale retellings to be empowering, subversive or both. But I’ve never encountered anything quite like THE MERRY SPINSTER: Tales of Everyday Horror [Read More]
Trove of author Ray Bradbury’s papers set for preservation
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ray Bradbury won over generations of readers to science fiction with “Fahrenheit 451” and other works during a writing career that spanned [Read More]
Sci-fi Writer’s 1990s Tech Prediction Was Eerily Accurate
These days, just about everyone carries around a “Personal Information Telecommunications Agent.” Which also happens to be an acronym for something that can’t be written [Read More]
The History of Science Fiction (Videos)
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Science-fiction author Frank Herbert’s legacy to be honored with a new ‘Dune’ park in Tacoma
There likely won’t be any sandworms, but that’s not needed to spice up this news: Tacoma, Wash., native Frank Herbert, best known for the hugely [Read More]
Are there any metals like Black Panther’s Vibranium?
Marvel’s Black Panther hits theaters on Friday, but the character’s history and the legacy of his home nation is decades in the making. The character [Read More]