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The mysterious drones seen over New York and New Jersey have a strange new fan — the queer erotica author Chuck Tingle.

We Must Report That Chuck Tingle Has a New Book About the Mysterious New Jersey Drone Sightings

By Noor Al-Sibai

Neill Blomkamp, director of 2009's "District 9," was apparently shocked to discover that his Tesla had a major malfunction.

The Director of “District 9” Says His Tesla’s Window Spontaneously Shattered For No Reason

By Noor Al-Sibai

Neal Stephenson, the science fiction icon who first coined and popularized the term "metaverse," is pausing his literary career to build his own.

Guy Who Invented the Word “Metaverse” Building His Own Metaverse

By Noor Al-Sibai

During the latest episode of animated series "Rick and Morty," the titular characters meet Elon Tusk, an alternate reality version of Elon Musk.

Elon Musk Just Made a Cameo on “Rick and Morty”

By Kristin Houser

Many AI researchers are not fans of the "Terminator" movies as they worry the films misrepresent the abilities — and dangers — of artificial intelligences.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Researchers Hate The “Terminator” Movies With a Passion

By Kristin Houser

France is assembling a "red team" of sci-fi writers to help it predict what sorts of technologies it might face on the battlefield of the future.

France Is Hiring Sci-Fi Writers to Predict Future Military Threats

By Kristin Houser

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Science & Energy

Cacti-Inspired Tech Could Keep You Hydrated After the Apocalypse

By Kristin Houser

Glimpse: How Electronic Tattoos Will Change The World — And Ourselves

Glimpse: How Electronic Tattoos Will Change The World — And Ourselves

Glimpse: The First Original, Narrative Drama from Futurism Studios Is Here

Glimpse: The First Original, Narrative Drama from Futurism Studios Is Here

Scientists Invented A Real-Life Flux Capacitor

Quantum Physics

Scientists Invented A Real-Life Flux Capacitor

By Kristin Houser

Pacific Rim’s Robots Are Less Advanced Than Some of Today’s Real Robots

Prosthetics and Devices

Pacific Rim’s Robots Are Less Advanced Than Some of Today’s Real Robots

By Kristin Houser

Badass Sci-Fi Writer Ursula K. Le Guin Also Has a Critic-Approved Album

Badass Sci-Fi Writer Ursula K. Le Guin Also Has a Critic-Approved Album

By Kristin Houser

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Top 7 Breakthroughs of 2017 That Prove We’re Living in the Future

It’s Almost Impossible to Understand How Unfathomably Massive Our Universe Truly Is

It’s Almost Impossible to Understand How Unfathomably Massive Our Universe Truly Is

By Michael Strauss

science fiction xprize contest

The World’s Top Sci-Fi Writers Predict What the World Will Look Like in 20 Years

By Patrick Caughill

Should We Try to Colonize Other Worlds or Stay and Fix Earth?

Should We Try to Colonize Other Worlds or Stay and Fix Earth?

By Chelsea Gohd