Chatbots, surveillance, climate crisis … reality bites

"Now, on that summer night when he couldn't sleep, Jerry, twenty-one and unemployed, finally got up, put on his glasses, slipped into the bathroom so as not to wake his brother, and started writing. He went back to bed, then threw off the covers after a couple of hours and wrote some more. By dawn, he had a complete script."

A short story titled “The Last Hope” first hit Sheila Williams’ desk in early January. Williams, the editor of Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine, reviewed the story and passed on it. At first, she didn’t think much of it; she reads and responds to writers daily as part of her job, receiving anywhere from 700 to 750 stories a month. But when another story, also titled “The Last Hope,” came in a couple weeks later by a writer with a different name, Williams became suspicious.

As Adam Driver accidentally winds up 65m years ago, facing not just dinosaurs but an asteroid, we count down the best films about going backwards, or forwards, through the ages

Clarkesworld wrestles with flood of machine-made submissions—over 500 in Feb. alone.

Miles Teller, best known for films like Whiplash and Top Gun: Maverick, is reportedly being eyed to play the lead in the series

Doctor Who star David Tennant's wife Georgia has posted a hilarious and cheeky response to his return as the fabled Time Lord, The Doctor.

There are a lot of positives for viewers who have no strong opinions on Gibson as a writer.

I think it’s safe to assume that most of you have at least heard about the film Interstellar. Directed by Christopher Nolan and starred by Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain, the 2014 movie was a hit. Many consider it the best sci-fi movie ever made (thus far). And part of this success is due to the black hole in the movie.

Most fictional portrayals of technology today are not as optimistic as they used to be. Indeed, public and political conceptions about artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are being strongly shaped by the relentless dystopianism of modern science fiction novels, movies and television shows. And we are worse off for it.

A few great performances do not save Apple TV+'s faithless adaptation of Isaac Asimov's classic sci-fi series.

Earlier this month, British inventor, Richard Browning set a new record for the fastest flight in a body-controlled jet-powered suit. Using an Iron Man-type jet suit, he managed to reach speeds of more than 32 mph over the waters of Lagoona Park in Reading, UK.

The Predator franchise returns this summer with brand new prequel movie Prey, and while we still don’t have a release date, we do have some new information about the Hulu film.

The ideas behind psychohistory are more scientific than you might think.

It would be reasonable to expect that it might be a slow year at auction for science, technology and science-fiction, but 2021 is on track for a record.

Matt Smith previously had a caveat to his desire to return to 'Doctor Who,' but it may have been fulfilled.

Two cult authors both wrote about human nature – and the horrors that technology can unleash. Dorian Lynskey explores the parallel lives of the writers whose work still resonates.