I think any technical career starts with curiosity and imagination. When I was young, I read a lot of books on scientists and inventors and on various scientific topics, but what really got me ...

Although revered today, classic sci-fi movies like Blade Runner and The Thing were widely misunderstood and underappreciated ...

If you're like me, you likely stare at your Prime Video home screen for a long time, unsure what to watch next. With so many ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Science fiction ‘s task is to imagine our future; its secret wish is to invent it. Brackett, while casting himself as a mere psychologist and psychology as a mere medical science, plays with the ...

The author of the Red Rising series recommends books cloaked in myth that use fantastic adventures to explore what it means to be human. By Pierce Brown Pierce Brown is the number-one New York Times ...

We’re lucky to be alive during a time when science fiction and fantasy authors are publishing bold, provocative stories that expand our ideas of how to talk about the future and the nature of power.

As AI and autonomous warfare advance, our future mirrors a collision of Minority Report, Star Wars, The Fifth Element, and Idiocracy—demanding innovation with safeguards and clear global engagement.

Each month, the Columbia Public Library offers selections from its collection related to a current best-seller or hot topic. Library Associate David Litherland compiled this month’s selections.

The plot line of families living in a science-fiction future full of interesting automated gadgets and alien pets has been quite the family-fun format since the Cold War. Animated sitcoms like The ...

The seven-point metallic star floats on the glassy surface of the lake, reminiscent of a far-flung future civilization, or a spaceship touching down on an alien planet. It looks like something ...