The term “Prime Directive” arrived in our vocabulary via the original Star Trek series, where it is also referred to…
This blog is not about writing, but about our society. On Tuesday of this week, a federal judge voided a…
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If you read science fiction, this is a great time to live in. If you haven’t tried reading science fiction…
Arkady Martine got my attention by winning the 2020 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel, which was her 2019…
Among most people’s lists of great science fiction novels, you’ll find such books as 2001 a Space Odyssey, by Arthur…
Award winning Chinese science fiction author Cixin Liu has said, “Science fiction is a literature that belongs to all humankind.…
In my quest to find out how other science fiction writers have handled the subject of first contact with an…
The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values By Brian Christian I must admit that I was taken by surprise…
In her book, Artificial You, philosopher and author, Susan Schneider says that if Aliens visit Earth, they will most likely…