Sci-Fi

5 directors who could give ‘Akira’ the remake it deserves

We deliver our best hopes for persons to direct the film that could become a trilogy.

On Sep 27, 2015 by Aja Romano

Sci-fi author’s robotic clone plans to keep humans in a ‘people zoo’

When PBS reporters asked this artificially intelligent machine about the future, its answer shocked them.

On Sep 2, 2015 by Dylan Love

The 2015 Hugo Awards put the ‘world’ back into Worldcon

Cixin Liu’s ‘The Three Body Problem’ won Best Novel at this year’s controversial Hugo Awards.

On Aug 23, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

How couples will break up in the year 2115

Romance won’t die—but it will get weird.

On Aug 20, 2015 by E.A. Weiss

Netflix renews its diverse sci-fi experiment ‘Sense8’ for second season

Netflix invests in its divisive Wachowskis project—a series you should be watching.

On Aug 9, 2015 by Aja Romano

Artificial intelligence will make religion obsolete within our lifetime

We spoke to seven scholars and futurists about the singularity and the uncertain future of religion.

On Aug 5, 2015 by Dylan Love

In defense of endings—why the world doesn’t need another ‘X-Files’ reboot

We keep digging in the media graveyard, pulling up old bones. But when will we let the dead stay dead?

On Aug 3, 2015 by [email protected]

How long would it take the Starship Enterprise to reach Kepler-452b?

Starfleet vs. NASA.

On Jul 26, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

Don’t listen to William Shatner—’Star Trek’ is totally political

William Shatner blocked us on Twitter because we think ‘Star Trek’ is political. Here’s why we’re right.

On Jul 24, 2015 by Aja Romano

Japan finally recognizes Godzilla as a resident and tourism ambassador

Now if only Japan would stop threatening to deport Mothra.

On Jun 1, 2015 by Aja Romano

The Wachowskis lay it all on the line with 8 ‘Sense8’ character trailers

We’re so hyped.

On May 29, 2015 by Aja Romano

Here’s an exclusive taste of the new ‘Doctor Who’ cookbook

Nerdy cookbook author Chris-Rachael Oseland travels back in time and revisits her very first creation.

On May 25, 2015 by Lisa Granshaw

Documents reveal British police kept secret files on ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Files’ fans

The real threat of the late ’90s was science fiction.

On May 23, 2015 by Aja Romano

Why Simon Pegg is wrong about sci-fi and superhero movies being ‘childish’

The sci-fi genre boasts some of the most interesting narratives in film. We expected better from you, Simon.

On May 19, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Here’s the first trailer for ‘Sense8,’ the Wachowskis’ new Netflix show

The creators of ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Babylon 5’ joined forces to make this new sci-fi series for Netflix.

On May 7, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw