This article was originally published in The Conversation. Science fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically ...

Lauren Stienstra smiles for a photo while wearing a gray suit jacket and jeans. The UCLA alumnus released her first book, the science fiction novel “The Beauty of the End,” on April 1.

Science fiction has historically been considered a niche genre, one in which far-flung scenarios play out on distant planets. Today, though, such plots are at the center of our media landscape.

They're a way to step out of the present.” Engaging in science fiction can be a great exercise for building imaginative capacity. As Sagan said in his 1978 opinion piece, “The greatest human ...

In 1928 the writer Jack Williamson recounted Gernsback’s view: Science fiction “takes the basis of science . . . and then adds a thing that is alien to science—imagination. It lights the way.” ...

The Chengdu Science Fiction Museum was commissioned to host this year’s 81st annual World Science Fiction Convention, nicknamed Worldcon. A building of this size and complexity would typically ...

The four-day 2025 China Science Fiction Convention wrapped up on Monday in Beijing, where the China Science Fiction Research Center released the 2025 China Science Fiction Industry Report.

When George Lucas says "Star Wars isn't a science fiction film," he's really saying, "Star Wars isn't really a science fiction film according to definitions of SF from before 1977." Think about it.

China Science Fiction Convention 2025 kicked off on Friday at Shougang Park in Beijing, attracting over 1,000 representatives from the fields of technology, science fiction literature, film and ...