Science Fiction
It's the goal of many writers to influence human society, and science fiction frequently does just that. Sci-fi inspires technology, sci-fi (unfortunately) inspires cops, and sci-fi helps us process the history of our own planet. And sure, it's a genre that's ripe for cliche and overused tropes, but sometimes we love a tired trope. Speaking of tired tropes, did you know the “dark and stormy night” guy wrote sci-fi? Wild, right? We'd guessed horror, another genre oft-maligned for tired cliches. Don't listen to the haters, sci-fi and horror: we love you.
6 Pieces of Sci-Fi Technology That Make No Sense
Some things are just so frustratingly, unnecessarily mysterious.
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- By Felix Clay
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0 5 Billionaires Who Are Making Awesome Sci-Fi Come True
We're not saying these projects will definitely happen, but it's good to see the wealthy spending cash on a worthy pursuit either way.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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5 Epic Sci-Fi Movies You Can Watch In Under 10 Minutes
You have an hour on your lunch break to cram as much dork into your skull as possible. Do it with these movies.
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- By Robert Brockway
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15 Real Sci-Fi Technologies About to Change the World
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The 5 Most Unjustly Overshadowed Sci-Fi Classics
Now, if you're a huge sci-fi nerd, you've probably read all of these before, but if you don't dip into the genre often, or you only read the truly canonical works, these are definitely worth checking out.
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- By Robert Brockway
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22 Everyday Problems Caused by Famous Sci-Fi Technologies
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5 Badass New Sci-Fi Movies You Can Watch on Your Lunch Break
You can watch all of these right now, for free, and in less time than it takes to rub one out! Which I assume you terribly literal bastards will take as a personal challenge.
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- By Robert Brockway
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7 Modern Ghost Towns That Look Like Sci-Fi Movies
We know what you're here for, sci-fi aficionados. Let's just get straight to the futuristic abandoned stuff, shall we?
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- By Eric Yosomono
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6 Sci-Fi Technologies With Suspiciously Unaddressed Problems
There are some admittedly cool future advances presented to us by sci-fi movies that we hope never come to pass.
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- By Rohan Ramakrishnan, Chris Rio, Jack Hall
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5 Insane Sci-Fi Weapons That Now Exist in Reality
There are two kinds of scientists in this world -- those whose discoveries will lead the planet into a new era of enlightenment, and those whose research will inevitably be stolen by terrorists who enjoy dressing up as snakes. This article is dedicated to this second group.
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5 Powerful Sci-Fi Technologies Wasted by Their Own Movies
How many times have we seen James Bond pick up some incredibly useful new technological gadget that ends up saving his life, only to completely forget it exists in his next movie? But it isn't just Bond -- action heroes do this all the time. What's worse, some of this tech could change the world.
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- By David Christopher Bell
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6 Sci-Fi Technologies You'll Soon Have on Your Phone
Impressive new cellphone technologies are being developed each week, and there's no telling what wonderful procrastination possibilities our portable speak-boxes will have in a few years. Because we're telling you right now, some of this stuff borders on magic.
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4 Things Science Fiction Needs to Bring Back
Even the best works could stand to learn a little something from the past, so here are a few things that I miss about old science fiction, and would like to see come back.
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- By Robert Brockway
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The 5 Most Terrifying Sci-Fi Upgrades to Deadly Weapons
We do not necessarily approve of the use or even the manufacture of any of the following devices; we only feel a duty to alert you to their existence. Because they're insane.
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- By Michael Record
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The 6 Most Important Sci-Fi Ideas (Were Invented by a Hack)
Many fundamental elements of science fiction as we know it can be tracked back to a cheap knockoff of the classic, 'War of the Worlds.'
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