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Science of economics is more like fantasy in an unpredictable world
UK Recently I read an article written in 1991 by the late Isaac Asimov about economics. Asimov, a polymath best known for his science fiction writing, simply could not understand "the dismal science" and I must admit neither can I. "People may say they ...
Fri, Jun 12 | from The Herald
36 upcoming sci-fi movies you might not know about
UK The original film, penned by Isaac Asimov, concerned a group of scientists who were miniaturised by the military in order to save the life of a Soviet defector with valuable secrets. Not a remake of the 1967 Raquel Welch vehicle. ...
Sat, Jun 6 | from Den Of Geek
How Isaac Asimov's Famously Non-Deadly Robots Got Lethal
With his elegantly simple Three Laws of Robotics, Isaac Asimov sidestepped the murderous robot cliche that had so dominated science fiction. But even the Good Doctor wasn't completely immune to the lure of killer robots. 7. R. Sammy, The Caves of Steel (1954)
Sun, May 24 | from io9
Horsey's take on Gaia…
Horsey's take on Gaia… WA Even super-author Isaac Asimov has weighed in on theories about Gaia and Lovelock's original premise. Horror writer James Herbert and incredible novelist David Brin (http://www.davidbrin.com/) both have given contributions to the discussion, ...
Fri, May 22 | from The Spokesman Review
Opinion: Thirteen Books That Will Change The Way You Look At Robots
Written by the scientist who runs the AI Lab at MIT, this non-fiction book is both smart and complicated, offering us an intriguing view of the future of robotics. Brooks' basic supposition is that what robotics teach us is that humans are themselves robots, made up of molecular machines,...
Fri, May 22 | from io9
Why Asimov's Laws of Robotics Are Total BS [Man Vs Machine]
These all sound a bit like the sort of questions that would only be posed at science fiction conventions. But that is my point. When we talk about robots now, we are no longer talking about "mere science fiction" as one Pentagon analyst described of these technologies. They are very much a part...
Mon, May 18 | from Gizmodo
Maid for the future
We don't recognize it now, but someday we'll look back and see this as the start of robots benefiting humankind, as science-fiction author Isaac Asimov envisioned. Wasn't it Bill Gates who said that robotics is where computers were 30 years ago? ...
Mon, Apr 6 | from Minneapolis Star Tribune
In Passing... Forest J. Ackerman (1916-2008)
Ackerman was born in Los Angeles and by the age of 8 fell in love with science fiction which at that time was in the form of a magazine called “Amazing Stories.” As he grew up he started science fiction fan clubs, worked as a movie projectionist, and even enlisted in the Service. Upon his return h...
Fri, Dec 12 | from chasness (WordPress)
2008 deaths
Arthur C. Clarke was one of the ABCs of science fiction (the A being Isaac Asimov and the B being Ray Bradbury). Among his classics are Childhood's End, Rendezvous with Rama, and 2001: A Space Odyssey (which began as a short story). Michael Crichton had tremendous mainstream success with sci...
Mon, Dec 8 | from SCIFIPEDIA
SciFi Mags Struggling?
There is a really interesting article up on the PBS.org site now about the current state of the Science Fiction magazine market. At this point there are only three left: Analog, Asimov’s and the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Wed, Nov 19 | from Show Me SciFi
Podcast: J. Storrs Hall - Asimov's Laws of Robotics � Revised
Could Hammurabi have written the laws to prevent the Enron scandal? J. Storrs Hall, scientist and author Of Beyond AI, poses this question to demonstrate the near impossible challenge confronting scientists in the current discussion of machine ethics. The future of AI envisions machin...
Tue, Nov 4 | from Phil Windley's Technometria
Spotlight Review Space Doubles the Trade Paperback
I’ma science fiction fan and grew up loving Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein and other authors. I have enjoyed Farscape, Star Trek and their ilk, but I have missed having a show like the Outer Limits, that was often one part science ...
Thu, Aug 28 | from Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales
Podcast: The Overnightscape #733 (8/27/08)
733 (Wednesday, August 27, 2008 / 59:00 / 54.1 MB / theovernightscape.com) - Tonight’s subjects include: Star Trek: The Next Generation pinball, watching the premiere of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” at the college rec center, quick movie reviews (”Star Wars: The Clone Wars”, “Star W...
Tue, Aug 26 | from The Overnightscape
Podcast: Eric Asimov (Chief Wine Critic for the New York Times)
Eric Asimov is the Chief Wine Critic for the New York Times. Although he formerly edited the renowned paper's "Living" and "Style" sections, he is most known for his reviews of all types of New York City restaurants, ...
Sun, Apr 27 | from The Restaurant Guys
Podcast: Tales Of Tomorrow - Martians Never Die
Originally aired March 12, 1953 From an original story by Lucius Daniel appearing in Galaxy April, 1952 Galaxy Science Fiction was a digest-size science fiction magazine, the creation of noted editor H. L. Gold, who found a responsive readership when he put the emphasis on imaginative so...
Wed, May 30 | from M Radio SIG
Podcast of this year's Hugo-nominated short stories
Cory Doctorow: Escape Pod, the killer science fiction story podcast, is running all the Hugo nominees for best short story, starting with Tim Pratt's wonderful "Impossible Dreams," about a film-geek who discovers a video store from another dimension. He went to the Sci-Fi shelf—and ha...
Fri, May 11 | from Boing Boing
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