Journey Over Gobrin Glacier: Le Guin, Environmentalism and Science Fiction – GlacierHub Two beings from different worlds rely on each other for safety and survival across one of science fiction’s most famous ice sheets, the Gobrin Glacier. http://glacierhub.org/2018/11/27/journey-over-gobrin-glacier-le-guin-environmentalism-and-science-fiction/

An Irish science-fiction story predicted the plot of Back to the Future Read an extract from a book of science fiction short stories written by Irish writers. https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-tramp-press-a-brilliant-void-4350698-Nov2018/

Indian Science Fiction Conference The 17th Indian Science Fiction Conference will be held December 15-16, 2018 at the Banaras Hindu University Campus in Varanasi, Uttar… https://locusmag.com/2018/11/indian-science-fiction-conference/

25 Best Science Fiction Books of 2018 – The Best Sci Fi Books In 2018, a lot of science fiction writers got weird. They gave us happiness machines, time-traveling detectives, dragons, deadly intergalactic singing contests, a superhero whose power is math, and disappearing shadows. Good stuff. 25 Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor The third book o…. I love this list.

What Really Happens After the Apocalypse Right now, the largest and most deadly wildfire in California history is burning. Last year, Hurricane Harvey drowned southeast Texas under punishing, endless rain; a month ago, Hurricane Florence … very good to know that what actually seems to happen (has happened) after disasters isn’t quite as horrific as our beloved sf authors have anticipated:

Readymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction Readymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction presents the first book-length English-language translation of science and speculative fiction from South Korea, bringing together 13 classic and contemporary stories from the 1960s through the 2010s. From the reimagining o… https://www.amazon.com/Readymade-Bodhisattva-Anthology-Science-Fiction/dp/1885030576

Soylent’s Journey From Science Fiction to Silicon Valley It’s a meal replacement and, no, it’s not made out of people. https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/soylent?utm_source=%5B%27Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27f093c2037d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_11_23%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27email%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%270_f36db9c480-f093c2037d-66535549%27%5D&ct=%5B%27t%28EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_11_23_2018%29%27%5D&mc_cid=%5B%27f093c2037d%27%5D&mc_eid=%5B%274bbd77fb48%27%5D

Readymade Bodhisattvas: South Korean Sci-Fi and Transnational Technocultures http://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/listing.php?event_id=%5B%271299782%27%5D

John W. Campbell, a chief architect of science fiction’s Golden Age, was as brilliant as he was problematic Astounding Magazine was a magnet for some of the best science fiction writers of a generation. Scott Bradfield reviews the new cultural biography of its editor John W. Campbell, and the writers he gathered around him. http://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-astounding-20181115-story.html

Science fiction shows why Samsung’s folding phones might thrive Minority Report strikes again! foldable-phone-science-fiction-movies-television-westworld-star-trek https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18088620/samsung-