Plausible science fiction occupies a space between imagination and inquiry. It does not promise answers so much as ...

Science fiction explores the what ifs, examining science and technology and its impact on the human race in years to come ...

Theorists of consciousness generally focus on sensation – what it's like to, say, experience the color red. Yet what we call the stream of consciousness offers a much richer and more complex blend of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...

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 ...

It seems we’re using science fiction as a roadmap to make our dreams, and more often nightmares, come true. Why is it that we manufacture a nightmarish future and refuse to heed the warnings so ...

A thoughtful look at a recurring scientific challenge in science fiction and how real-world physics and logic shape what’s ...

In his stories, Han Song explores the disorientation accompanying China’s modernization, sometimes writing of unthinkable things that later came true. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing Science ...

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