Helter Skelter | A Transdisciplinary Approach In conversation with Vandana Singh about climate change, speculative fiction, semiotics, the nature of language, and her new book Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories. Vandana Singh! http://helterskelter.in/2019/04/interview-vandana-singh-ambiguity-machines/
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High Life
High Life Is Grim and Provocative Science Fiction. For more than 40 years, any filmmaker trying to make a science-fiction film with intellectual depth and without laser guns and bug-eyed-monsters has done so… Looks neat. And “Silent Running” is fabulous, if you haven’t seen it. https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/high-life-is-grim-and-provocative-science-fiction/Content?oid=%5B%2731406050%27%5D
Atheism in the face of omnipotence in science fiction
Atheism in the face of omnipotence in science fiction In the distant future, the furthest reaches of space, or the most disparate parallel universes of science fiction, you’re likely to run across two things: atheists, and omnipotent beings. For every insistence of rational thought, every scoff at the notion of gods or higher powers, there is a chara… https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/atheism-in-the-face-of-omnipotence-in-science-fiction
How Utopian Living Looked to Modernist Architects
How Utopian Living Looked to Modernist Architects Bold visions—from the past—of how we would live in the future. Retro futurism. Yesssss. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-utopian-living-looked-to-modernist-architects
Excerpt: Lent by Jo Walton
Excerpt: Lent by Jo Walton Young Girolamo’s life is a series of miracles. It’s a miracle that he can see demons, plain as day, and that he can cast them out with the force of his will. It’s a miracle that he’s friends with Pico della Mirandola, the Count of Concordia. It’s a miracle that when Girolamo visits the deathbed of L… Something for fans of both sf AND the Italian Renaissance. Imagine that! Can’t wait to read this. https://www.torforgeblog.com/2019/03/18/excerpt-lent-by-jo-walton/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27na-torbooksnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-nl%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27torbooksnewsletter%27%5D&e=%5B%27602b723b262983cd7090ed2b1df149a19067cff6d655f91b42ea0cb0272882fa%27%5D
Throwback Thursday: ‘The Illustrated Man’ (1969)
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Throwback Thursday: ‘The Illustrated Man’ (1969) Sometimes a science fiction film doesn’t need lasers, spaceships, robots, and the like to work well. Such is the case with ‘The Illustrated Man.’ Bradbury’s _Illustrated Man_. One of my fav reads AND pieces adapted for film.
The Deep Social Justice Roots of The Twilight Zone
The Deep Social Justice Roots of The Twilight Zone The update of The Twilight Zone had me at “What dimension are you even in?” The more I think about it, the more excited I am, because I think the time is perfect for The Twilight Zone to come back.… Great piece.
Can Science Fiction save your company, and help it survive and succeed? | FactorDaily
Can Science Fiction save your company, and help it survive and succeed? | FactorDaily Science Fiction Prototyping, and designing the future with science fiction. Yup. https://factordaily.com/science-fiction-and-startup-companies/?fbclid=%5B%27IwAR37KKyzY7zFQvLkZmH9Va3S5hhJ8PkphPDayo47LkwqhIhUjmztiLMG9Ys%27%5D
Dr Alien, PhD: the horror classic that academia loves
Dr Alien, PhD: the horror classic that academia loves In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the sci-film inspires an industry of papers, talks and research https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/24/alien-horror-classic-that-academia-loves
How Philip K. Dick’s Fiction Lived Up to Modern Science – Northrop Grumman
How Philip K. Dick’s Fiction Lived Up to Modern Science – Northrop Grumman Philip K. Dick inspired a generation with his sci-fi books and stories. Yup. PKD. https://now.northropgrumman.com/how-philip-k-dicks-fiction-lived-up-to-modern-science/?fbclid=%5B%27IwAR3SkitX1PMWzo-BNqk-CdZaDgPVOLkIVsfP05xWMNg8_OO3p3AGmQ2eHPo%27%5D