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Jul 10, 2017 · But not entirely—which raises a critical question. While much has been written about how to use science to create, plot, or enhance one’s fiction, not as much has been written about how speculative fiction impacts our understanding of science.
- A Brief History of Fictional Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Alien Real-Estate Agents
- Black Holes
- To Infinity and Beyond
There was a time when science fiction writers may have imagined they were exploring the frontiers of the future. When the science caught up with the fiction, and in many cases exceeded it, this relationship turned on its head. Enduring themes of science fiction, which survived the impact of this scientific apocalypse, include interests expressed by...
Artificial intelligence at the level of sophistication and consciousness portrayed in science fiction, with the potential to cause the concerns raised by Hawking, is a long way away. But Larry Tesler – former Chief Scientist at Apple – has suggested this will always be the way people think about it because “intelligence is whatever machines haven’t...
Hawking’s other words of warning were on the subject of contacting aliens - the logical premise being that any aliens who could both (a) pick up our communications, and (b) pop over for a visit, would be in the possession of powers to transform space-time which are simply inconceivable to us. Our theoretical approaches to faster-than-light travel h...
Stephen Hawking’s most significant contributions to science have been on the nature and characteristics of black holes. These were already imagined in physics and in science fiction, becoming more topical for science fiction writers towards the end of the 1960s when Hawking’s work was emerging. Probably the most popular book to deal with the concep...
Did Hawking and other scientists discover things that had a significant influence on science fiction, or were they publicists of things that authors and specialists already knew? The answer may be a bit of both - certainly the public comprehension of “grand science” has made it possible to create science fiction that is more readily comprehended, a...
May 6, 2019 · If so, you're gonna need some staples from the best science fiction authors! Every sci fi author on this list can be truly considered as one of the greats. So, in no particular order, here are our picks for the top sci fi authors to ever write in the genre.
May 6, 2019 · Science Fiction Doesn’t Have to Be Dystopian. In Ted Chiang’s new collection of stories, technology can be a force for human—and robotic—good. By Joyce Carol Oates. May 6, 2019. Illustration by...
Apr 19, 2022 · What Makes Great Sci-Fi Writing? Adam Roberts, award-winning sci-fi author and leader of Curtis Brown Creative's Writing Science Fiction course, shares his knowledge on how to write great science...
Jul 29, 2019 · Bad quality science fiction is painfully obvious even to the casual reader. If a work of science fiction is to be believable and engrossing, the science in it must be plausible—and the science must be understandable to the reader.
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Dec 20, 2017 · We are now living in a science-fiction novel that we are all writing together. The present feels dangerous and volatile, and which future will actually happen is radically uncertain.
