You know what pisses me off? Every single artificial intelligence in science fiction is either humanity’s digital messiah or our chrome-plated executioner. I’ve been binge-watching...
I’ve got a confession to make – I’m that teacher who plays Blade Runner‘s opening theme while students walk into class, and honestly? They love...
After forty years of designing actual spacecraft and reading science fiction that imagined futures I was trying to help build, I’ve got some strong opinions...
I’ve got this beaten-up VHS copy of The Terminator that I grabbed from a garage sale maybe ten years ago. The case is cracked, the...
You know what gets me every time I’m watching sci-fi with my students or just binge-watching at home on a Friday night? It’s never the...
I’ve been watching science fiction butcher the physics of space travel for decades now, and honestly? It still gets under my skin every time. After...
You know what drives me absolutely nuts after forty years in aerospace? Watching Hollywood aliens make terrible tactical decisions. I mean, here I am –...
I was probably fourteen when I first watched 2001: A Space Odyssey in my friend Jake’s basement, and honestly? It completely screwed up my expectations...
Look, I need to confess something that’s been bothering me for years. Every time someone announces another dystopian sci-fi novel, I do this thing where...
Last Tuesday night I did something that probably makes me look like a complete weirdo to anyone under 25 – I fired up my old...
