Science fiction can be valuable in the broader communication ecosystem, bringing science to the public and offering scientists a space to exercise imagination. Science communication is increasingly ...
A machine is trained to write deceptively humanlike poetry. Children learn mostly passively, through mechanical devices. Genius is defined as identifying the right questions to ask an all-knowing ...
When you’re writing science fiction, getting to hear from actual scientists can be worth its weight in gold. So if you’ve got some free time in late July, you should absolutely apply for The ...
Martin MacInnes is the author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club: In Ascension, the story of a marine biologist, Leigh, from her childhood to her adventures among the stars. He sat ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Author William Gibson, who has spent much of his career creating fictional futures, says it's hard to write science fiction when reality is so unbelievable. Gibson, who ...