Science Fiction

Learning from Frankenstein's mistakes. Illustration: Dr. Roy Tsezana using artificial intelligence

Can science fiction save us from technological monsters?

A new paper in Nature suggests using science fiction as a tool to predict public reactions to advanced technologies. Rather than relying on dry surveys, the researchers recommend examining how future stories influence the public imagination—and what
Matvey Bronstein. Public domain photo.

Murder of a physicist who destroyed an entire scientific field

Matvey Bronstein was one of the first scientists to study quantum theory. Being an expert in many fields of physics and knowing many languages ​​did not help him when he was executed in 1939 by the Soviet authorities.
Aliens abduct a human into their flying saucer. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Belief in alien visits to Earth is getting out of control - here's why it's so dangerous 

In an article accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Tony Milligan, a researcher in the philosophy of ethics, King's College London, argues that the belief in alien visitation is no longer a whim, but a widespread social problem
Quantum computing. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Quantum flow circuits

Researchers have built a component that amplifies quantum signals that can be used to upgrade quantum computing capabilities
March 3, 2024, a demonstration against anti-Semitism on the main street of San Francisco. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Innovation competition to fight anti-Semitism

Am; Lek: You should read this record. It may win you a lot of money (up to 30,000 dollars), and along the way also help humanity in general, and Israel and the Jews in particular.
A view of a planet in a multi-sun system. A dialogue between science fiction and science. Credit: The Science website via DALEE

Double suns and alien worlds: the science fiction journey from Tatooine to reality

Scientists used Bayesian network analysis to study how scientific discoveries influence science fiction literature

Non-grieving anions observed for the first time - a new technology for quantum computing?

The non-Abelian anions are quasi-particles with fascinating statistical and topological properties. Until recently, these particles were only theoretical, but now a research group from Harvard University has created them for the first time in the laboratory. The discovery is made
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Exploring the reality of time travel: science fact versus science fiction

While Einstein's theory of relativity shows the relationship between time and speed. Theoretical ideas such as wormholes offer possible methods, but practical challenges and paradoxes, such as the "grandfather paradox", complicate the feasibility of
The space invaders computer game. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The symbiosis between man and computer

The interaction between man and computer grew out of the activities of hackers in the 50s and the books and films that influenced them
A soldier in science fiction. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How governments use science fiction to predict potential threats

There are many topics that science fiction deals with that will undoubtedly feed defense research around warfare and ways to reduce risk. While we can never predict the future completely, we can only
A futuristic city. Illustration: Image by Dina Dee from Pixabay

Has the shock of the future been replaced by fatigue?

In Dyson's 1988 collection of essays, he envisions an intelligence spreading across the entire universe and turning it into a vast cosmic mind. "What will the mind choose to do when it knows and controls the entire universe?" Illustration: pixabay.

What is a machine as smart as God would like?

A view of a planet outside the solar system. The science fiction of the XNUMXs. Illustration: shutterstock

Why science fiction is necessary for our survival in the future

Michael J. Fox, Doc Brown and the DeLorean used as a time machine

Fasten your belts, take off for the future...

From the movie "The Planet of the Apes - Dawn". PR photo

delusional

Alien Invasion. Illustration: shutterstock

What to do in case the aliens come?

The short Israeli science fiction film sight presents a near future where contact lenses work like "Google glasses" and augmented reality is part of everyday life. The film, considered one of the best short science fiction films of 2012, was produced as a final project at Bezalel. Directed by: Daniel Lazo and Eran Mi-Raz. Game: Uri Gulad and Deborah Arushas (photo courtesy of the creators).

Spotlight - in praise of the fictional work / Uri Aviv

Schematic diagram of HIV. From Wikipedia

Virus catchers

The character of Frankenstein in the 1910 Edison film. From Wikipedia

The loneliness of human beings

The machine won a place of supremacy. From the movie "Metropolis" (1927). Screenshot

Robot vs. Human

the cover of the book

"The Book of Haaretz" - a sociological analysis

The Tik-Tok robot from The Wizard of Oz (not to be confused with the Tin Man!)

Robotics - exemplary robots / Michael Anderson and Susan Lee Anderson

Jules Verne

Success has two fathers - Jules Verne and Pierre Hetzel

The cover of the book "Living in a Strange Land"

"Living in a foreign land" - a sociological analysis

The cover of the book Gal Mokh by Paul Anderson, Maariv Publishing 1980

What would happen if everyone suddenly became smart?

God. third. Wells

Thursday Wells - the successful failure

The Scientist Classic: Journey to the Future

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Man in the Little Pill: About Philip K. Dick

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Steve Austin's artificial limbs are here, with the help of nanotechnology

Stamp depicting Jules Verne's book "To the Moon". Illustration Solodov Alexey / Shutterstock.com

From science fiction to real science

Stamp in memory of Isaac Asimov. Photo: Olga Popova / Shutterstock.com

The history of the future

The meaning of life is 42. The sentence most associated with Douglas Adams. Photography" shutterstock

Douglas Adams - life, the universe and a cup of tea

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Icon conference: between science and science fiction

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Fantasia 2000 returns to a festive one issue

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Onward, into the distance: on long journeys to the stars