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Wireless electricity for the masses could become a reality thanks to Kiwi startup

Power beaming sounds like science fiction - but one day it may be as common as receiving a text. Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2022-05-28 02:26:01 UTC ]
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7 New Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels to Read This Summer

Rethinking old myths and accepted narratives comes with risks, but the results can be thrilling. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2022-05-27 20:30:15 UTC ]
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A Summary and Analysis of Arthur C. Clarke’s ‘The Nine Billion Names of God’

‘The Nine Billion Names of God’ is a short story by the British-born science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008). It was first published in the 1953 anthology Star Science Fiction Stories #1, before being collected in Clarke’s The Other Side of the Sky. A short tale about religion,... Continue reading at 'Interesting Literature'

[ Interesting Literature | 2022-05-16 14:00:02 UTC ]
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A Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story is the One Facing Us.’

Kim Stanley Robinson, one of the most acclaimed living science fiction writers, is done with deep space narratives. His focus now is on solving real problems — like climate change. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2022-05-11 09:00:20 UTC ]
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Science fiction, fantasy, thriller? Books we love but can’t define.

Susanna Clarke’s ‘Piranesi’ is one great book that’s hard to categorize. What hard-to-classify novels do you enjoy? Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-07 12:00:25 UTC ]
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The Next Civil War Reads Like Dystopian Realism

The warnings about political violence in Stephen Marche's latest book are like something out of science fiction. Continue reading at 'Wired'

[ Wired | 2022-05-06 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Janelle Monáe’s Dreamworld

In her new science fiction book ‘The Memory Librarian,’ the artist and Afrofuturist icon creates an apocalyptic—and hopeful—vision of the future. Continue reading at 'Wired'

[ Wired | 2022-04-26 10:00:00 UTC ]
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The Future Is Not Edible: the Future of Food According to Sci-Fi

Science fiction has a lot to say about where we'll be concerning things like technology, but what does it have to say about our food? Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2022-04-13 10:34:00 UTC ]
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Here are the 2022 Hugo Award Finalists

The Hugo Award is the biggest science fiction award in the literary world, and it has just announced its 2022 finalists. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2022-04-07 16:12:38 UTC ]
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12 of the Most Anticipated Science Fiction/Fantasy Books Out In April

If you love science fiction and fantasy books, you need to have these new releases on your radar. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2022-04-05 10:34:00 UTC ]
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New Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels 

These new science fiction and fantasy novels feature Icelandic horses, memory removal and romance in the multiverse. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2022-04-04 09:23:07 UTC ]
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Many Americans distrust emerging technology, new study finds

For more than a century, popular science fiction has promised us a future filled with robotics and AI technologies. In 2022, many of those dreams are being realized — computers recognize us on sight and cars can drive themselves, we’re building intelligent exoskeletons that multiply our strength... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2022-03-31 17:00:38 UTC ]
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‘Halo’ wishes it was ‘The Mandalorian’

Halo’s TV adaptation doesn't waste any time differentiating itself from the popular game franchise. We open in a rebel village bar, where patrons are discussing the evil UNSC (United Nations Space Command) and boogey-man like Spartans. It could easily be a scene from Firefly, the short-lived... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2022-03-25 17:17:05 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 28, 2022

'Lessons from the Edge' by Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, debuts and #6 on our hardcover nonfiction list. Plus a pair of science fiction titles land on our hardcover fiction list, and comedian Seth Meyers makes his picture book debut. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Astro’s new budget A10 headset is made for players who want to look cute on stream

In today’s world of Twitch and Zoom a good headset is becoming a must-have item for their comfort and audio quality. But there are two major stopping blocks toward them being an everyday item: their high cost and unfriendly designs. No one wants to look like an air traffic controller or call... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2022-03-22 14:30:19 UTC ]
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20 Must-Read Genre-Bending Sci-Fi Books

From sci fi horror like Parasite by Mira Grant to science fantasy like Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, those genre-blending science fiction books have something for every reader. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2022-03-10 11:35:00 UTC ]
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Roberto Bolaño’s Tantrums, by Ilan Stavans

Essay “Literature was a vast minefield occupied by enemies,” Roberto Bolaño, who enjoyed accruing enemies in the pantheon of Latin American letters, writes in the short story “Meeting with Enrique Lihn” (New Yorker, December 22, 2008): except for a few... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'

[ World Literature Today | 2022-02-28 21:05:10 UTC ]
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12 Fascinating Near-Future Science Fiction Books

Take a look into our present and future with these near-future science fiction books that are eerily prescient, including Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace6. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2022-02-17 11:35:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on social media’s metaverse: it may remain science fiction | Editorial

The online virtual reality experience that almost every tech giant today wishes to commercially exploit may not catch onIn the 1992 sci-fi dystopia Snow Crash, the author Neal Stephenson imagined a bleak 21st century where the collapse of the global economy had seen governments fall and their... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2022-02-07 19:11:48 UTC ]
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Sites of Radical Possibility: The Best of 1970s and 80s Women-Authored Science Fiction and Fantasy

A late baby-boomer, I spent my tweens and adolescence in the 1970s under the Tolkien-woven spell of heroic fantasy, immersed in the imagined worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea trilogy (1968-72), Patricia A. McKillip’s Riddlemaster trilogy (1976-79), and Evangeline Walton’s Welsh-myth-remix... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-01-26 09:55:39 UTC ]
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