World News
Why this Iranian island looks like Mars after it rains
[ad_1] Videos from Hormoz Island in Iran could be confused with scenes from a NASA mission to Mars, but it isn’t science fiction, just…
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Education
Can You Identify Lines From These Classic Science Fiction Novels?
[ad_1] Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that tests your recognition of memorable lines. This week’s installment highlights lines from notable 20th-century science…
Politics
Faerie smut is about more than bathtubs and archery
[ad_1] The formula is simple: Combine the best-loved traits of J.R.R. Tolkien’s high fantasy and of modern romance novels, make the characters’ sex lives…
Pop Culture
The 10 Nebula Award Winning Sci-Fi Novels You Must Read | The Mary Sue
[ad_1] The Nebula Award! It’s like a Hugo Award, but slightly less prestigious. Don’t let that fool you into thinking that a Nebula Award…
Pop Culture
10 Sci-Fi Books With Terrifying Viruses and Plagues
[ad_1] Remember during the COVID-19 pandemic we all rewatched Contagion? I’ve created this list to scratch that same viral itch. The course of human…
New York, New York Local News
10 of the Best Cozy Fantasy and Science Fiction Reads That Will Help You Escape the World
[ad_1] Reading these sci-fi and fantasy novels is like getting a warm hug. Courtesy the publishers Now more than ever readers need stress relief,…
Gadgets
Nick Bostrom Made the World Fear AI. Now He Asks: What if It Fixes Everything?
[ad_1] Philosopher Nick Bostrom is surprisingly cheerful for someone who has spent so much time worrying about ways that humanity might destroy itself. In…
Gadgets
This Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born
[ad_1] Walk me through your own decision to do this—to use Orchid’s technology on yourself. I mean, I started the company because I wanted…
Pop Culture
Netflix’s Latest Sci-Fi Puts a New Spin on a Renowned Book Series
[ad_1] What happens when the co-creators of Game of Thrones adapt a world-renowned science fiction novel? You get eight episodes of cosmic intrigue, fantastical…
Gadgets
Neuromancer Is Finally Getting Its Long-Awaited Adaptation
[ad_1] These days, if you’re an epic sci-fi story looking to be told, there’s only one destination: Apple TV+. From popular novels like Foundation…
Self Help
14 Powerful Genre-Bending Films That Explore Love in Unconventional Ways
[ad_1] Explore the world of love through a variety of lenses. Here’s a collection of powerful films that each portray love and romance in…
Pop Culture
Ariana DeBose and Gabriela Cowperthwaite Reveal How They Pushed Their Limits in 'I.S.S.'
[ad_1] The new high-altitude thriller I.S.S. comes out in theaters this Friday, and for both star Ariana DeBose and director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, the move…
Pop Culture
Actor Eamon Farren Took Inspiration From an Unlikely Source For 'T.I.M.'
[ad_1] The new AI thriller T.I.M. hits theaters this week, and it’s a darkly comic look at what happens when AI (inevitably) goes off…
Politics
How We Got ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’
[ad_1] I should not have been surprised, but I still marveled at just how little it took to get under the skin of President…
Business
A.I., a new ‘superhuman’ and the Fourth Industrial Revolution is just the latest revival of Friedrich Nietzsche’s ‘Superman’ concept
[ad_1] “Man is something that shall be overcome,” the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in his 1883 classic Thus Spoke Zarathustra. “Man is a…
Video Gaming
Concept Art From A Canceled, Live-Action Robotech Movie
[ad_1] For 15 years now, people in Hollywood have been trying to get a live-action Robotech movie made. Specifically, a movie based on Robotech’s…
Lifestyle
Star Reach Games Launches Kickstarter for Cysmic, the Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Strategy Board Game
[ad_1] An over-the-top, competitive battle royale set on the surface of a dying planet with a devolving dual-layer board design, asymmetric faction abilities, and…
Video Gaming
Cyberpunk 2077 Mod Gives Night City An Even More HD Makeover
[ad_1] Yes, Cyberpunk 2077 is already in HD—it goes way past HD for anyone playing in 2K or 4K, even—but if you ever stopped…
Video Gaming
There Is No Saving Cyberpunk 2077
[ad_1] Were it almost any other game from almost any other studio, Cyberpunk 2077’s disastrous launch would have condemned it to the sales bins…
Health
Three Wild Technologies About to Change Health Care
[ad_1] Feb. 3, 2023 – When I was a child, I watched syndicated episodes of the original Star Trek. I was dazzled by the…