Tag: Technology
Robots and Cyborgs and Androids, Oh My!
Author's Note: Last week I wrote about one of my favorite Star Wars characters, Admiral Motti played by Richard LeParmentier. It is with disappointment...
The Coolest Thing I’ve Seen All Week
I'm an astronomer, but I also have a background in engineering, and when I was six, dinosaurs rivaled space for my primary interest. I'm...
Science Fiction Wishful Thinking
There are a number of science fiction tropes that might come true at some point, but not necessarily within our lifetimes or near future. ...
The Invisible World
When I walked out to my back patio, I unexpectedly met resistance. My throbbing forehead had crashed against an unseen force. I stepped back...
From the – We ARE Living In A Science Fiction World...
When those who are critical of science fiction's predictive powers - or seeming lack thereof - are searching for a pithy sentence with which...