When Starships Meet Sorcery: An Engineer’s Guide to Stories That Break All the Rules
You know, after forty years of designing spacecraft components, you’d think I’d be a purist about keeping science fiction and fantasy in their separate corners....
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Why Nolan’s Time-Bending Thriller Makes My Engineering Brain Hurt (In the Best Way)
So there I was, settling into my usual seat at the Regal downtown — you know, row J, dead center for optimal acoustics — when...
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These Upcoming Sci-Fi Films Actually Get It Right (For Once)
You know what drives me crazy about most science fiction movies? They take these incredible premises and then… do nothing interesting with them. It’s all...
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The Science Fiction Horror Books That Still Keep Me Up at Night
Last Tuesday I was sorting through my home office – well, what my wife generously calls an office but is really just where I pile...
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My Seven Years of Sci-Fi Conventions: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before My First WorldCon
That smell… man, you know exactly what I’m talking about if you’ve ever been to one of these things. It’s like someone mixed industrial carpet...
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Why Different Types of Sci-Fi Hit Us Where We Live
I was digging through my old storage boxes last weekend, looking for my slide rule (don’t laugh, I still use it sometimes), when I stumbled...
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Why I Keep Coming Back to Sci-Fi Romance (And Why You Should Too)
So I’m sitting in my apartment last week, controller in hand, taking a break from testing this tedious puzzle platformer that’s been eating my brain...
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When Explosions Make You Think: The Action Sci-Fi Movies That Actually Matter
You know what happened to me last Tuesday? I’m sitting in my living room, grading papers while *Blade Runner 2049* plays in the background—something I’ve...
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After Reading Sci-Fi for Five Decades, I’m Tired of People Lumping It Together with Fantasy
People drive me absolutely crazy when they wave their hand and say “oh, you know, fantasy and sci-fi stuff” like they’re talking about two flavors...
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Why I’m Actually Impressed by Apple TV+’s Sci-Fi Shows (And You Should Be Too)
I’ve been keeping tabs on Apple TV+’s sci-fi lineup since they launched, and honestly? They’re doing something that actually makes me excited about television again....
