A History of Robotics: Yan Shi the Artificer 1023 BC The Lie Zi text is an ancient philosophical volume of stories which is believed by Chinese and Western scholars to have been … https://blog.salvius.org/2014/01/a-history-of-robotics-yan-shi-artificer.html
Category Archives: Themes
What Do the Make-Believe Bureaucracies of Sci-Fi Novels Say About Us?
What Do the Make-Believe Bureaucracies of Sci-Fi Novels Say About Us? Writers of speculative fiction routinely invent rules and regulations as part of their novels’ worlds. These laws tell us more about our own politics than you might think. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/books/review/ben-winters.html
6 Badass Female Time Travelers Who Get the Job Done
6 Badass Female Time Travelers Who Get the Job Done There is no single archetype of the female time traveler. She may be a young newlywed on her honeymoon, or a septuagenarian acting as a secret government weapon. She is black, or white, or from a f… https://www.tor.com/2019/02/20/female-time-travelers-methods-sci-fi-fantasy/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27tordotcom-tordotcomnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-blogpost%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27tor%27%5D
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color Anthology of contemporary stories by emerging and seasoned writers of many racesThere’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns,” proclaimed Octavia E Butler. New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races tell… My story ‘The Virtue of Unfaithful Translations’ in this new anthology of speculative fiction by people of color, edited by Nisi Shawl.
Pink Floyd Will Always Be Connected To Science Fiction – That Hashtag Show
Pink Floyd Will Always Be Connected To Science Fiction – That Hashtag Show The music of Pink Floyd has long enjoyed an association with the genre of Science Fiction. Oh, yeah!!! Great to see this brief blog piece.
How Western Science Fiction Didn’t Predict Our Attachment to Opportunity
How Western Science Fiction Didn’t Predict Our Attachment to Opportunity A reader makes connections between Mars rover Oppy (R.I.P.) and how robots are represented in Western science fiction. Our love for robots… esp. the Mars rover, “Opportunity”
8 Books to Help You Rebuild After an Ecological Catastrophe
8 Books to Help You Rebuild After an Ecological Catastrophe So you’ve lived through an ecological disaster that’s drastically changed the world (or at least some corner of it): the water’s dried up, the bees have disappeared, temperatures … https://www.tor.com/2019/02/26/8-books-to-help-you-rebuild-after-an-ecological-catastrophe/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27tordotcom-tordotcomnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-blogpost%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27tor%27%5D
Science Fiction and Religion #CFP
Science Fiction and Religion #CFP Another call for papers connected with the Journal for Religion, Film, and Media: CFP: SCIENCE FICTION AND RELIGION Even more than other film genres, science fiction movies confront viewers with societal problems and make experimentation with other models possible. Science fiction can thus be connec… Call for Papers: Science Fiction and Religion
Ignore the science fiction: AI isn’t out to get us | The Spectator
Ignore the science fiction: AI isn’t out to get us | The Spectator Every ten to 15 years there is a technology breakthrough that really changes what it means to be human. The internet, mobile phones, social media and, most recently, AI voice assistance: all of these… https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/02/ignore-the-science-fiction-ai-isnt-out-to-get-us/
Want to know what China’s thinking? Look to its science fiction
Want to know what China’s thinking? Look to its science fiction Aliens, robo-nannies and folding cities: A new wave of Chinese science fiction authors offer insights. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-02-16/chinese-science-fiction-vision-future-of-science-and-technology/10795074
