We all (I hope) love books, but a spoken phrase permits nuances denied to its written form. Take, for example, "science fiction." I am saying the words aloud, but you cannot tell if my tone conveys ...

Science fiction is not monolithic. There are, in fact, two major sub-genres that divide sci-fi — hard sci-fi and speculative (or soft) sci-fi — and most of the time, the delineation between the two is ...

There are very few “good” hard science-fiction anime out there, but Planetes is definitely one of them, albeit one wrapped in a warm, cosy blanket of comedy. Set in 2075, Planetes deals with the ...

In this age of rapid technological advancement, climate change, and resource depletion, it's more important than ever to dive into literary works of science fiction that show the various directions ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American How do you repeat experiments that require ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Collecting all digital data on people could ...