Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Futurism.
Thessler, Keeper of Pigs
Thirty nine million two hundred and forty six thousand years before our story takes place, massive shifts in Plate Teutonic's wiped out the last vestiges of Earth's civilization. Long ago forgotten, no one alive knew about a planet called Earth, or the civilization that spawned their species and sent them on great ships out into cold, black space, after they destroyed their original host planet, leaving their once green and blue Eden black and brown, as dead as the sterile vacuum of space that replaced the sweet oxygen of the atmosphere.
By John Ridgway5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Trek: The Next Generation' - Top Three Artificial Intelligence Villains
Star Trek: The Next Generation warps a careful path through complex challenges of overwhelming artificial intelligence. Indeed. If Captain Jean-Luc Picard learned one important thing from his Starfleet Academy training—or by reading Captain’s Logs of his predecessor, James T. Kirk—it’s the subtle intricacies of effectively dealing with synthetic smarts.
By Will Stape5 years ago in Futurism
Review of Author Cixin Liu's 'Supernova Era'
Cixin Liu’s latest work, Supernova Era (launching this October & published by Tor Books), begins with a terrifying event—eight light-years from Earth, a dying star explodes into a supernova. Undetected by the world’s astrophysicists, the Earth takes a direct hit from massive waves of radiation, with disastrous effects rippling across the globe.
By K.E. Lanning5 years ago in Futurism
The Bizarre Paintings of Franc Kaiser. Top Story - August 2019.
Franc Kaiser is a Swiss national living in China for the last 2 decades. He is a self-taught painter, working with acrylics on large cardboards, and creates haunting, realistic creatures, interspersed with fantastic tropes. His subject of choice are often small domestic animals paired with grand surreal or sci-fi themes. He explores themes such as our repressed consciousness of the food chain and the ruthless biology of life.
By Franc Kaiser5 years ago in Futurism
Earth Signs (August Energy Readings)
What is it that you believe in, Taurus? Can you stand firm to it? These may have been things you reeled over in July and it serves you right! You are always so stuck on what is comfortable, but yet you believe that the sky is the limit. Tell me how is that possible? I'm sure you realized this pretty quickly when you had to go apologizing for mishaps, miscommunications, and fallouts. Oh, and did I mention the cancelling on plans? You had to get a grip, and fast.
By Prof. Personal 5 years ago in Futurism
The Character I Really Want to See in 'Star Wars Resistance' Season 2
A trailer has finally dropped for the second season of the Disney XD animated show Star Wars Resistance, which is being advertised as the final season. The first season was somewhat of a slow burn, but it culminated in high-stakes events toward the end, pushing the characters in a direction that will be intriguing to see play out.
By Steven Shinder5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Trek': Top Three Artificial Intelligence Villains
Star Trek deals deliriously in deadly, dangerous artificial intelligence. Yeah, that’s quite a dizzying mouthful. Prefer abbreviations? Call it hostile A.I. for the trendy, discerning sci-fi guy. Whichever term you prefer, bad machines plague Starfleet crews for decades.
By Will Stape5 years ago in Futurism
Air Signs (August Energy Reading)
Cancer Season was so scarily brutal right? There were breakups, isolation, loneliness, and a feeling of just not wanting to really speak. Yes, we were scared straight but it was needed because we weren't understanding key components which is forgiveness of self and forgiveness of others. People played us a bit back in our season and we just simply couldn't come to terms with it but then finally, July brought it all to a head. We have been able to sit and reflect or were pushed to do so in order to gain new perspectives on a variety of situations that played out strangely in our lives.
By Prof. Personal 5 years ago in Futurism
Water Signs (August Energy Reading)
That was brutal right? How great was it to spend your birthday in the middle of an astrological storm, and then on top of that, the most intense one we've had in years. A lot of us crabs (Cancer moon here) peeped everything that was happening around us, and scurried off sideways into our little caves, and never dared to check outside of our shells until the dust had cleared.
By Prof. Personal 5 years ago in Futurism
Tainted Love V
The question emerged from completely out of the blue. “Do you want to get pierced?” he asked. I’d heard some odd questions erupt from Kaleidoscope before, but never one quite so disconnected from the moment. His tall frame was laid out on a hammock, swinging gently in the Arizona breeze. His messy, blonde hair fell closer to his eyes as his expression shifted, and his gaze caught a glimpse of me; his eyes searching just as curiously as his ears for my response.
By Paul Forshtay5 years ago in Futurism