Science fiction articles
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Does science fiction shape the future?
Behind most every tech billionaire is a sci-fi novel they read as a teenager. For Bill Gates it was Stranger in a Strange Land, the 1960s epic detailing the culture clashes that arise when a Martian visits Earth. Google’s Sergey Brin has said it was Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, the cyberpunk classic about hackers and computer viruses set in an Orwellian Los Angeles. Jeff Bezos cites Iain M. Banks’ Culture series, which unreel in an utopian society of humanoids and artificial intelligences,...
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ALIEN'S 45th IN PHOTOS: As The Science-Fiction Original Returns to Theaters, We Look At How Ridley Scott Gave Us Jaws In Space
It’s that time of year again, so fire up your flamethrowers as we celebrate Alien Day in words and photos. In case you didn’t know it, April 26 (4/26) honors all things Alien, a clever play on the Xenomorph stomping ground of LV-426. But in 2024, it’s a special occasion — marking 45 years since […]
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Rising Star Award, Social Sciences: Nicole Nguyen, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
How has U.S. national security policy affected everyday life?