Tag: Science fiction
4 films that show how humans can fortify – or botch...
Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University and Claire A. Simmers, St. Joseph's University
Artificial intelligence isn’t just a technical challenge. It’s...
A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade...
Ari Koeppel, Dartmouth College
Andy Weir’s bestselling story “The Martian” predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans...
AI isn’t what we should be worried about – it’s the...
Billy J. Stratton, University of Denver
In 2014, Stephen Hawking voiced grave warnings about the threats of artificial intelligence.
Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids...
Emily Midkiff, University of North Dakota
Science fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences...
Lessons from ‘Star Trek: Picard’ – a cybersecurity expert explains how...
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers.
Society’s...
This course uses science fiction to understand politics
Nicole Pankiewicz, College of Coastal Georgia
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation...
Sci-fi books for young readers often omit children of color from...
Emily Midkiff, University of North Dakota
While visiting an elementary school library in 2016 to count the fantasy books...
How Octavia E. Butler mined her boundless curiosity to forge a...
Alyssa Collins, University of South Carolina
In 2021, Alyssa Collins was awarded a yearlong Octavia E. Butler Fellowship from...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
