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are the oscars allergic to science fiction?
# oddities

are the oscars allergic to science fiction?

Science fiction has been a vehicle for humanity exploring its deepest fears and highest aspirations. But to gatekeepers of the film world, sci-fi is always nothing more than pulpy shlock.

futurama’s solution to global warming
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futurama’s solution to global warming

Futurama might have an unorthodox but workable solution to solving the woes of global warming. Minus the flaming robot farts, of course.

shadow nation: future shock , part two…
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shadow nation: future shock , part two…

Part two of the sci-fi experiment featuring a space opera built around this blog's favorite themes...

downloading your mind the natural way
# science

downloading your mind the natural way

Avatar is an accidental tale of Singularitarian transhumanism with an environmentalist twist.

and now for something completely different…
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and now for something completely different…

A sci-fi experiment incorporating some of this blog's favorite themes...

what if cavemen had science fiction?
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what if cavemen had science fiction?

If sci-fi says more about our hopes and fears than about the future, what sort of sci-fi would our prehistoric ancestors produce?

from stranded victims to interstellar villains
# astrobiology

from stranded victims to interstellar villains

Unfortunately, District 9 seems like a realistic look at how we'd treat an alien species that can't really defend itself from us.

sci-fi writers, hold your fire
# science

sci-fi writers, hold your fire

Unfortunately, some of the most popular sci-fi weapons are only impressive because they sound cool...

beam me to the moon
# science

beam me to the moon

You probably don't want Scotty to beam you up. Whatever he assembles on the other end won't be you.

ray kurzweils digital pipe dreams
# tech

ray kurzweils digital pipe dreams

If you're planning to download your brain into a computer, you may want to reconsider.

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