Science fiction

software. It is a common trope in the Science Fiction genre. Movies such as Blade Runner and 2001: A Space Odyssey all revolve around the concept of AI. Recent developments in computer technology and neuro research show that AI is on the horizon. An AI developed by the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, named Artiso, “has passed the first-, second- and third-grade biology tests”(Cha), showing that AI is going through the transition from Science Fiction to Science Fact. But the…

form of bonding or familial units. Yet, despite this line of thinking presented by the Party, women still carry the typical generalizations and the novel 1984 contains several stereotypes of women who appear in science fiction. Women consistently appear in a certain role in science fiction novels, and are typically conceived to further the male protagonist’s own emotional or physical journeys, regardless of their own personal journeys.…

Contact [1997] is an excellent science-fiction film in which humanity is contacted by extraterrestrial intelligence. One of the main messages this film sends is that the reconciliation of science and religion is possible, but only when the two are in their pure forms, and that pure science and religion both increase the efficiency in which we determine the truths about our universe. Another more subtle message that I feel the movie portrays is that our current form of language is very limited…

descriptions in his story “Fahrenheit 451”, but I found the book hard to read due to the flow his writing had. Writing, like art, comes in many different fashions. Poe, a short story writer with a gothic style, and Bradbury, a highly descriptive science fiction author, write about very different topics, yet both of…

From Google Home to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly every day. While science fiction in media has often portrayed AI as robots with human-like characteristics, AI can encompass anything from Google’s search algorithms to IBM’s Watson to autonomous weapons (Future of Life Institute, 2018). Is this constant development into the world of AI beneficial to humanity, or is it a pathway to the destruction of human labour and community? The purpose of this essay is…

In the science fiction novel Ubik by Philip K Dick there is a product named ubik that is advertised in many different ways and as many different things but each way shows a new side of how advertising affects consumerism and how produces manipulate the advertisement industry to make their product more desirable. Philip K. Dick incorporates advertisements throughout the book that all around the same item, Ubik. This item is portrayed as many different things but all these different versions of…

always changing based on what we think about and how we discipline ourselves. Dr. Berg’s session on Bladerunner made me think about the impact of entertainment on how we think about ourselves and humanity. Dr. Berg’s topic was Bladerunner, a science fiction movie about what makes someone human. In a dystopian world with robots that are nearly indistinguishable from humans the director makes decisions to lead you to some conclusion about humanity, and in the 1982 film based on a novel the…

of law school with promises of a thriving law career to pursue her dream of writing. Isaac Asimov has considered one of the greatest voices in modern science fiction holds multiple degrees including a Doctorate from Columbia University. In his lifetime, here at over 400 books ranging from technical books mathematics and science to science fiction and short stories on various…

Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder” seems to be just another science fiction tale about time travel and its many dangers. It follows a man by the name of Eckels who pays a large sum of money to go back in time to catch a dinosaur. However, once he actually faces the terrifying beast, he becomes frightened and is unable to finish the hunt. During his clumsy state of cowardice, he steps on a butterfly and ultimately changes the course of history. Upon careful analysis, this story reveals a very…

the science fiction genre with the publication of his first book, The Time Machine in 1895. This novel details a narrator’s travel through time. The unidentified narrator tells of his voyages through time to house guests of various professional backgrounds except one of religious background. To explain, there is not a minister or priest situated among the house guest. This essay will address the absence of religion in the novel and how it is reflects a major issue of Victorian Age: science vs.…