Sci-fi movies are meant to be futuristic and they explore what could be, but some of the best ended up predicting big things ...

New science fiction from big names including Ann Leckie, Alan Moore and Martha Wells are just some of the exciting crop of ...

Long before engineers build the future, someone has to imagine it; that work often starts in fiction. Stories give us the ...

Science fiction has always built upon current society to envision the future, but these movies were spot on with their ...

Each month, the Columbia Public Library offers selections from its collection related to a current best-seller or hot topic. Library Associate David Litherland compiled this month’s selections.

As AI and autonomous warfare advance, our future mirrors a collision of Minority Report, Star Wars, The Fifth Element, and Idiocracy—demanding innovation with safeguards and clear global engagement.

I think any technical career starts with curiosity and imagination. When I was young, I read a lot of books on scientists and inventors and on various scientific topics, but what really got me ...

The orbits of a trio of stars can be so chaotic that it’s impossible to precisely calculate the stars’ future trajectories. That’s the real science behind the name of the hit Netflix show, 3 Body ...

If you want to understand where technology is heading, science fiction is a good place to start. Cell phones, tablets, drones, earbuds and more all once just existed in the imagination of fiction ...

Science fiction has a well-established place in the development of military thought: it helps break routines in both thinking and planning. It can also be used to influence political decision-makers, ...

Do you want to travel to Mars, to an alternate version of 1939 London or even to the very far future? If so, then February’s science fiction is for you, with all three flavours on offer from our ...