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Arthur C. Clarke predicted remote work, telesurgery, and mobile phones in 1964

Sixty-two years ago, Arthur C. Clarke sat down with the BBC's Horizon program and described daily life in the year 2000: doctors performing surgery on patients thousands of miles a...

Sci-Fi Writer Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Future in 1964: Artificial Intelligence, Instantaneous Global Communication,...

Are you feeling confident about the future? No? We understand. Would you like to know what it was like to feel a deep certainty that the decades to come were going to be filled wit...

Five Vintage SF Works About Traveling to the Moon

This is how we imagined humanity's first trip to the moon before Apollo 11... The post Five Vintage SF Works About Traveling to the Moon appeared first on Reactor.

What Could Possibly Go Wrong with the Profileration of AI: Read and Watch Science Fiction and Find Out

Science Fiction writers and filmmakers are sometimes accurate seers and prophets of how humanity and technology will evolve. Read Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon and see h...

Five Stories About What Happens After We Get to the Moon

Reaching the Moon is one thing; trying to settle and survive there is another matter... The post Five Stories About What Happens After We Get to the Moon appeared first on Reactor.

THE ETERNAL OBSERVER

The narrative unfolds in a future where space-mining companies have accidentally destroyed Earth, forcing humans, robots, and artificial intelligences to disperse to other planets....

Motion-capture exoskeletons let violinists feel each others’ subtlest moves

World-renowned science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (2001: A Space Odyssey, Childhood’s End) once quipped that “Any teacher who can be replaced by a computer should be.” Some pe...

Pixel Scroll 4/3/26 Hello Centaur, Give Me Doctor Scroll

(1) SNAPSHOTS FROM SPACE. NASA has an ever-growing gallery of photos taken from the Artemis II, including several of Earth: “Artemis II Multimedia: Crew Photos, Videos and Mission...

WWWednesday: May 20, 2026

It looks as if the Anthropic suit is expected to progress smoothly this time. Elon Musk, on the other hand, did not have smooth sailing with his lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altm...

Pixel Scroll 4/9/26 Lest Loch Ness Fall

(1) ALIENS RECOMMENDED. James S.A. Corey (the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, the authors of the Expanse series), picked the “Best Alien Books by Octavia E. Butler, Ted C...

Pixel Scroll 4/13/26 Nice Scroll If You Can Get It

(1) 2026 LOCUS AWARDS SHORTLISTS. The 2026 Locus Awards finalists have been posted at Locus Online. See the full list at the link. The Locus Awards winners will be announced May 30...

Pixel Scroll 3/31/26 Why? It Has To Be Pixels Because They’re All Out Of Snakes

(1) TOMORROW HUMANS FLY TO THE MOON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS. Artemis II, the first crewed mission of the Artemis program, is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center in...

Project Hail Mary's Author Lives In Fear Of Getting Called Out By Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Emphasizing the science in fiction.

‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Predicted Our Future 58 Years Ago—Here’s What It Got Right

In 1968, a film arrived unlike anything audiences had seen. Directed by Stanley Kubrick and written with science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey combined sci...

Pixel Scroll 5/18/26 Scrolling Over The Same Old Ground, What Have We Found? A Pixel

(1) YOU’D NEVER HAVE GUESSED. Item #8 of yesterday’s Pixel Scroll excerpted Alec Nevala-Lee’s negative review of Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter...

Space news! Artemis and the planned 'base'... Slashing NASA science... and no, Avi. It wasn't ET.

Well, well. I'm glad the Artemis crew made it home safe! And yes, this updated/repeat of 1968's Apollo 8 sure was a bit bigger and spiffier!*  Is it churlish of me to grumble that...

Asimov's favorite story: "The Last Question"

In 1956, Isaac Asimov wrote a short story in a single sitting that begins in 2061, with two drunk engineers asking a room-sized computer whether the universe has to end. The comput...

Amid the chaos and UFO (non) 'disclosures' ... actual space news!

Want some real news from space? Got some for you. But hold on. First: a moment distinguishing art from reality.I eagerly anticipate any Steven Spielberg film. His AI was - I believ...

Quote of the day by Neil Armstrong: “I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to fa...

Science Fiction News!

The next World Science Fiction Convention - LAConV - will be held in Anaheim near Los Angeles August 27-31 2026. Among the featured events will be a live performance of my science-...

6+ Must-Read Sci-Fi Anthologies (2026) Explore the Future of Science Fiction

Science fiction has a special place in our hearts. It... The post 6+ Must-Read Sci-Fi Anthologies (2026) Explore the Future of Science Fiction appeared first on Joelbooks.

Pixel Scroll 4/7/26 SFX And The City

(1) ARTEMIS II PATCH ART BY GREGORY MANCHESS. [Item by Arnie Fenner.] F&SF  artist Gregory Manchess designed the mission patch for the Artemis II Moon mission. He and Irene Gal...

15 sci-fi books to read before you die: Put these science fiction gems on your bucket list

With so many quality sci-fi books out there, and more arriving every year, it's easy to get swamped. To make sure you're not missing out, we've rounded up the best sci-fi books to...

An Exciting Tale in a Fascinating Setting: Trouble on Titan by Alan E. Nourse

A thrilling adventure in one of the coolest places in the Solar System... The post An Exciting Tale in a Fascinating Setting: <i>Trouble on Titan</i> by Alan E. Nourse...