Will Cyborgs Inherit the Earth?
Merging humans with technology is often thought of as something from a science fiction story, but...
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by Alfredo Carpineti | Aug 14, 2019 | Issue #02, NonFiction | 0 |
Merging humans with technology is often thought of as something from a science fiction story, but...
Read Moreby Matthew Harrison | Aug 14, 2019 | Issue #02, NonFiction | 0 |
As a boy, the thrill for me in reading science fiction was the moment of revelation of the...
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Read Moreby Matthew Harrison | Apr 18, 2018 | Issue #01, NonFiction | 0 |
The generation starship trope has provided a rich seam for science fiction writers. From Heinlein and Aldiss in the Golden Age of SF, the idea of a starship bound on course for generations, with its Noah’s ark of human cargo, has fascinated writers and readers. Yet, recent scientific advances have revealed how difficult it would be to build and sustain such a ship throughout its long voyage. More importantly, when we are eventually able to build it, will we still need it?
Read Moreby Patrick Baker | Apr 4, 2018 | Issue #01, NonFiction | 0 |
The generation ship is currently humanity’s only technically feasible idea for interstellar travel. Perhaps this is why, as a science fiction subgenre, it cross-pollinates to such an extent with scientific thinking around the concept. Most stories in the subgenre draw from
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