Science fiction allows artists to speculate about the future through imaginative and technical concepts. But so often the prevailing vision of that future in popular culture tends toward the dystopian ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...

Science fiction has an uncanny ability to predict the future. In its pages or on the screen, sci-fi, from the time of Jules Verne onward, has envisioned technological advances, societal ...

I think any technical career starts with curiosity and imagination. When I was young, I read a lot of books on scientists and inventors and on various scientific topics, but what really got me ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Alan Boyle on Aug 12, 2025 at 8:25 am August 12, 2025 at 8:26 am ...

Science fiction (SF) influences everything in this day and age, from the design of everyday artifacts to how we—including the current crop of 50-something Silicon Valley billionaires—work. And that’s ...

We are approaching the Gregorian New Year, and it’s a great time to ponder what’s coming next. Are we about to use CRISPR to grow wings? Will we all be uploading our brains to the Amazon cloud? Should ...