Through golden hive minds, dreaming androids and interstellar alien worlds, astrobiologist and speculative science-fiction author Seven Rasmussen explores humanity within the unfamiliar and strange.

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Science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote the short story that became the movie "Arrival." He talks with host Scott Detrow. If, like me, you are a fan of the science fiction author Ted Chiang, you know ...

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It’s been 25 years since China Miéville stepped into the literary spotlight with his novel “Perdido Street Station.” Combining elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, the novel introduced ...

Fantasy and science fiction authors Christopher Paolini and Charlie Jane Anders join National Air and Space’s curator and chair of the Space History Department Margaret Weitekamp in this live ...

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has made a deal to mount a new version of the 1956 science fiction classic Forbidden Planet. The film will be written by comic book and screenwriter Brian K. Vaughan, and it ...

2024 Mullen Grant Winner Announced. The Mullen Fellowship offers stipends of up to $5000 for one post-doctoral award and up to $3000 each for up to two PhDs candidates to support research at any ...

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