science fiction
The bridge between imagination and technological advancement, where the dreamer’s vision predicts change, and foreshadows a futuristic reality. Science fiction has the ability to become “science reality”.
James Swithinski: Enabler of Death, Part II
Just an hour later after James had murdered the old man in the alleyway, he was pulling up to the Church of New Light. The sky overhead was cloudy and dark, the rumble of thunder in the distance threatening more rain.
By Tristan Palmer3 years ago in Futurism
First Contact
Hey John, look at this. It’s happening again. What is? The anomaly, look. This data, we thought it was some kind of corruption, but it’s not. I think it’s using a quantum bit rate we have never seen before that looks like noise to us, but… there is something there.
By Caffeine Duck3 years ago in Futurism
The 1950s Science Fiction Podcast: S2 E3
Introduction: Hi, and welcome back to the 1950s Science Fiction Podcast. Today's presentation is a book review. This time I will discuss a short sci-fi novel by Philp K. Dick, The Man Who Japped. The Man Who Japed was one of the author's earliest works and is his second novel. The story, published by Ace Books in December 1956 and is 160 pages long. The story was part of an Ace double paperback that included a second novel in the back printed in a dos-à-dos binding. This type of printing consisted of two books bound together with the same spine but, each one was upside down from the other. The second novel was The Space Born by E.C. Tubb; I am not reviewing this novel right now.
By Edward German3 years ago in Futurism
The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms
‘Arm yourselves and lock your doors. Good luck and God bless.’ So then, they were coming. The woman thanked the policeman calmly and hung up the phone with her right hand. She’d always known this day might come. The government was required to explain the risks when you moved into a border town. She still had the pamphlet.
By Josh Workman3 years ago in Futurism
Theory Explained: Simulation Theory
The Matrix... Arguably one of the greatest science fiction movie franchises of all time. Back when it was released in 1999, its plot about our reality being a simulation created by a more technologically advanced intelligent race was nothing more than a work of science fiction. Then, in 2003, all of that changed at the hands of a man named Nick Bostrom. His paper, published in Philosophical Quarterly, was the first serious intellectual publication to propose simulation theory. Since then the theory has gained a substantial amount of traction, even with some big names from silicon valley. Elon Musk shook all the skeptics when he was on the Joe Rogan Podcast. He said and I quote:
By Carlos Guerra3 years ago in Futurism
The Donor
My hand shakes signing the agreement, and my signature looks so bad I ask the nurse if I should do it over. She smiles and says it’s fine, escorts me through the lobby, where nervous folks sit under the high glass ceiling waiting for their consultations. I had mine a month ago.
By Caleb Thomas3 years ago in Futurism
Mother Earth
Thousands of voices banged against the walls and roared a deafening rumble into the ears of a small girl. People of all kinds clambered about, their feet shuffling and scuffing against the bare, cold stone beneath. They all passed by her, almost as if she was invisible. Her broken and battered wings hung low, the tattered feathers brushing against the ground stirring up trash and debris. Her clothes had been ripped up from a fight that had lasted a lifetime, leaving her ravaged like a meek lamb among ruthless wolves. Her eyes were red and dull. Her painted face was no longer flawless. Mascara streamed down her cheeks and seemed to mark her as a piece of failed art.
By Mel E. Furnish3 years ago in Futurism
Time Travel. Top Story - October 2021.
I absolutely love science fiction. Trying to imagine what can happen in the far future or even the near future is so inspirational. “Star Trek” and “Aliens” are two of my favorite franchises. Of course, I cannot forget “Back to the Future”, a movie that is all about time travel.
By Chad Rhoads3 years ago in Futurism