What?! Teleportation does exist?
Scientists have teleported information between two atoms. All it took was zapping them for a few picseconds with laser pulses while they were trapped in a vacuum that was surrounded by metal electrodes...
View ArticleWarp Speed Ahead!
Geek alert! The new Star Trek film opens this weekend. So we're wondering: are we even close to developing the technology we see in films like Star Trek? Are we ever going to be able to travel at warp...
View ArticleAre You Ready to Enter 'The Twilight Zone'?
"The Twilight Zone" turns 50 years old today, and we take a look back through the episodes that made this one of the most influential television series – science-fiction or otherwise – in history. With...
View ArticleTakeouts: Tension on the Korean Peninsula, Listeners On the First Synthetic...
North Korea/South Korea: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the situation between the North and South "precarious" and has expressed support for measures to punish North Korea for its attack on...
View Article'Limitless': Hollywood's New Thought Thriller
The fantasy of outsmarting our enemies and even the ones we love most in this world is a natural dream. We all love to be right, to have the upper hand. The movie “Limitless” tests the boundaries of...
View ArticleOf Cyborgs and Starmen
Science fiction has a powerful grip on popular music, from Ziggy Stardust to R&B singer's Janelle Monae's current android alter-ego. Today, we explore how the literary genre continues to shape...
View ArticleSpace Is The Place
Christine Aguilera, Robyn, and Janelle Monae have all released songs that explore some variant of an old sci-fi theme: the difference (or lack thereof) between humans and robots. While it’s odd to have...
View ArticleDeborah Treisman talks with Jennifer Egan about her story "Black Box."
This week's issue of the magazine is the Science Fiction issue. Here Deborah Treisman talks with Jennifer Egan about her story "Black Box," written as a series of Tweets. And Jonathan Lethem, Junot...
View ArticleArthur C. Clarke Dabbles in Science Nonfiction and Speculates About Space...
"Around the close of this century." That is when distinguished author, scientist, and visionary Arthur C. Clarke, in this 1954 appearance at a Books and Authors Luncheon, predicts man will break free...
View ArticleDesigning Life: Art Meets Synthetic Biology
From "Semi-Living Dolls" to glowing florescent illustrations, artists are using the tools of synthetic biology to grow their own materials and create works of art that are, essentially, alive. It’s one...
View ArticleReal-Life Battle Mechs to Duke It Out
You've seen them in movies like Transformers and Pacific Rim, and stepped behind the controls in video games like MechWarrior. But giant fighting robots have always been fantasy — until now. A company...
View ArticleRobert Coover Reads “Invasion of the Martians”
Robert Coover reads his story “Invasion of the Martians,” from the September 19, 2016, issue of the magazine. Coover is the author of ten novels, including “The Origin of the Brunists, “The Adventures...
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