Science fiction can be valuable in the broader communication ecosystem, bringing science to the public and offering scientists a space to exercise imagination. Science communication is increasingly ...

Originally published on January 8, 2021. It's said that good science fiction tells us more about the present than the future. If that's the case, then why does so much of the literary canon focus on ...

Originally published on Jun 02, 2023. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Black Mirror, science fiction has long predicted technological innovations. But the power of the genre doesn't necessarily lie in ...

Project Hail Mary, Disclosure Day, Supergirl and more films reveal 2026 is a prime year for science fiction fare.

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 ...

The concept of a smart home is one that might have sounded quite far-fetched to many of us even ten years ago. Indeed, if this article was written then, it would probably have begun with an ...

Science fiction, you (allegedly) have a sexism problem. In an incisive article for the The Guardian's book blog, Damien Walter lays out a stark gender disparity: of the 29 Grandmasters of Science ...

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 ...

In 1945, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke proposed something ridiculous: satellites orbiting Earth at exactly the right altitude to stay fixed above one spot, beaming radio signals across ...