Articles Tagged with science fiction

A fantastic age (II)

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Degrees of escape

We admit that dragons are more escapist than rocket ships.

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A fantastic age

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History, science fiction and the alternative

Fantasy seems to be taking over.

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Out of our element

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Space is dangerous

There are lots of ways for things to go wrong off-Earth.

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Knowing too much

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Fictional details

One’s background can get in the way of a good story.

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Correcting misconceptions

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Alternative approaches

What is the best way to do popular science?

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Time is against us

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Human scales

The universe is often an obstacle to science fiction.

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Getting the stars right

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Does it matter?

We wonder how careful a fiction author really needs to be.

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Octopus arithmetic

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How different could it get?

We ponder how to communicate with aliens.

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The limits of the eye

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Ordering the planets

There are some things that the naked eye just can’t do.

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Degrees of difficulty

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Impossible, inevitable and in between

Some actions in science fiction are much more difficult than others.

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