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Science-fiction science: How long could you survive inside a Tauntaun?
Boing Boing 2009
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Science-fiction science: How long could you survive inside a Tauntaun?
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Science-fiction and horror author Barry J. House has passed away after a long battle with cancer, as confirmed by his wife, Wendy, on Facebook.
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Science-fiction writers have explored a far greater diversity of alien life forms in books than Hollywood can ever explore in movies, because the Hollywood alien must trigger instantaneous emotional impact; this requires a design based on recognizable human facial expressions of threat and menace.
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Science-fiction writer Ian McDonald reflects on the digital doppelgangers that our growing use of the net is bringing about: "Digits are now our tool of choice to offload our memories: words, images, sounds, stored first on our own devices but increasingly online, where they can be accessed from anywhere in the world." [via Futurismic]
February 2009 2009
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Science-fiction is prophetic where fantasy is sentimental.
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Letter Never Sent looks at Fantasy vs. Science-fiction: ... fantasy is typically regressive and nostalgic.
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Science-fiction, fantasy and horror genres tend to reflect, if not exploit, the anxieties of an age.
Hack Attack of the Pocket Zombies: 2011, a Cyberspace Odyssey Eric Felten 2011
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Science-fiction, since it encourages a more broad perspective, is more creative and interesting.
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Science-fiction writer Ian McDonald reflects on the digital doppelgangers that our growing use of the net is bringing about: "Digits are now our tool of choice to offload our memories: words, images, sounds, stored first on our own devices but increasingly online, where they can be accessed from anywhere in the world." [via Futurismic]
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