Have you ever imagined the solution to a logic problem instead of calculating it? Such “thought experiments” are carried out using one’s imagination rather than doing actual research. Typically ...

Contact, Children of Men, and 2001: A Space Odyssey are all among the most realistic hard sci-fi movies of all time.

Science Fiction has a wide variety of sub-genres, with Hard Sci-Fi being a big fan favorite. One of the best eras for hard sci-fi movies was the 70s. From films like Alien to Solaris, countless of the ...

Science fiction is not monolithic. There are, in fact, two major sub-genres that divide sci-fi — hard sci-fi and speculative (or soft) sci-fi — and most of the time, the delineation between the two is ...

There are very few “good” hard science-fiction anime out there, but Planetes is definitely one of them, albeit one wrapped in a warm, cosy blanket of comedy. Set in 2075, Planetes deals with the ...

As an astrophysicist, my world revolves around the wonders of space and the mysteries of the universe. This means I can be a tough critic of science fiction books and films that explore these topics.