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Building a Better Definition of Science Fiction

Building a Better Definition of Science Fiction

Ann and Jeff VanderMeer on the History and Future of the Genre

By Jeff VanderMeer and Ann VanderMeer | July 14, 2016

5 Reasons Why <em>Moby-Dick</em> Just Won't Die

5 Reasons Why Moby-Dick Just Won't Die

From Memes to Trump, the Great White Whale is Having a Moment

By Mark Beauregard | June 23, 2016

We Were Wrong About Gravity... What Do We Have Wrong Today?

We Were Wrong About Gravity... What Do We Have Wrong Today?

"It’s impossible to understand the world of today until today has become tomorrow."

By Chuck Klosterman | June 7, 2016

The First Science Fiction Novel?

The First Science Fiction Novel?

Kelly Link and John Crowley Discuss The Chemical Wedding

By Literary Hub | June 1, 2016

Why Fiction Needs More Women Scientists

Why Fiction Needs More Women Scientists

When A Plot is Handed to You on a Petri Dish, Write It

By Eileen Pollack | May 10, 2016

How Science Fiction Redefines Who We Are, and What We're Becoming

How Science Fiction Redefines Who We Are, and What We're Becoming

On Technology and the Reinvention of Selfhood

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War of the Whales: A True Story

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