It probably has something to do with that old saying that goes: "we can't space travel until we had solve all our problems, it wouldn't make sense to take our problems with us to another planet" But is this mandatory in science fiction stories with space travel? I know that there must be stories with, I don't know, maybe the U.S or Russia colonizing Jupiter or Pluto? But that must be an exception, and not something that happens very often at all in sci-fi stories with space travel.

Hi. Does anyone know where that spaceship on the left is from? The one above the X Wing Fighter but below the Independence Day spaceship?

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Space travels are comming often in movies, books, games, you name it. And as our science is evolving, evolving also these concepts of FTL traveling.

Like, just in the early 20th century, H.G. Wells dropped Cavorite in "The First Men in the Moon", a material capable of shielding gravity (which wasn't really FTL, but the possibilities!). Then there's wild ideas like the "Bloater Drive" from Harry Harrison or Douglas Adams' "Infinite Improbability Drive" and many more.

But it feels like the most of our today's films and games are playing around 3 concepts with some variations:

1. Warp drives, shoutout to Star Trek for making this a thing. "Frame Shift Drive" from Elite Dangerous game-series work on this principes too, as far as I know. Pros: They play by the rules of physics we know. Cons: They require the existence of matter with negative mass, which is seemed to be less and less possible so far.
2. Subspace, a very broad concept, saying we can slip into another realm where space is shorter or speeds are faster. Of course old good Star Wars, here goes also warp (=hell) in Warhammer or "Event Horizon" film. Pros: Easy for writers, flashy AF. Cons: Noone really explains how and which type of the energy is generating, and why regular matter ain't sliding through if there's a shortcut, when the ship can.
3. Wormholes, whether they're man-made like in one of possible ways of travelling in Stellaris or through black holes, like in Interstellar. Pros: Maybe kinda based in physics. Cons: Need incredible lot of special energy to keep it opened and it is not proven that they even exist, and whether they can be traversed without being stretched into a chain of quarks.

So, what's the current trend in the sci-pop literature? Or games? Any fresh ideas dropped lately?

1.Shadows on Mars by Maxwell Archer - On a colonized and conflict-ridden Mars, characters from leaders to scientists face ethical dilemmas and fight for a common future in an epic drama of survival.

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2.Code Beast by Simon Sellars - A cyberpunk narrative about a cybernetic infection that evolves to completely control its hosts, in a world reminiscent of Ballard and Cronenberg.

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3.The Snail on the Slope, by Arkadi and Boris Strugatski - A linguist is caught between bureaucracy and the mystical, exploring social criticism and surrealism.

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4.The Sultana's Dream / Padmarag, by Begum Rokeya - Two stories presenting utopian visions in which women struggle against oppressions in a culturally rich environment.

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5.Dream Diary. Letters II by H.P. Lovecraft - Correspondence revealing Lovecraft's dreams and dreamlike visions, presented as mini-stories.

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6.Natural Consequences by Elia Barceló - First contact with extraterrestrials that challenges conventional notions of gender and society.

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7.The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - A humorous space odyssey that parodies intergalactic adventures and everyday life.

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8.Neuromancer, by William Gibson - The genre-defining cyberpunk novel, following a hacker in a world dominated by advanced cyber networks.

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9.The Martian, by Andy Weir - An astronaut struggles to survive alone on Mars using his wits and scientific skills.

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10.Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - A man on a desperate mission through space to solve a global crisis.

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11.Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - A teenager competes in a virtual reality game that hides secrets and challenges inspired by 80's culture.

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12.World War Z by Max Brooks - A global narrative of an epic conflict between humans and zombies, told in documentary style.

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13.American Gods by Neil Gaiman - A man becomes embroiled in a war between deities in the heart of modern America.

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14.The Absolution Gorge by Alastair Reynolds - Explorations and conflicts in a universe full of aliens and advanced technology.

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15.The Expanse by James S.A. Corey - A saga of tension and conflict in a colonized solar system.

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16.Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling - Satire about a future dominated by advanced technology and algorithms, where one man searches for his identity.

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17.The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley - Living ships and power struggles in a space opera setting.

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18.Embassytown by China Mieville - Conflict and politics on an alien planet with a species that possesses a unique language.

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19.Three Body Trilogy by Cixin Liu - A saga that begins with an alien contact that transforms human civilization.

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20.Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth - Survivors fight a regime that uses genetics to control power in a post-apocalyptic world.

First time posting here. I haven’t written anything in a while. Never anything serious, just for fun mostly. Last night I had one of the most vivid dreams I’ve ever had, so much so that I was totally compelled to write it down (which I typically never do with dreams). I will copy below what I wrote immediately after waking up. The first part is sort of a story concept, but the list that follows is basically everything I saw in my dream. Would love to hear what others think. Do I have something here? Thanks in advance! A video game company adds a feature to its game that allows players to bring elements of the game into the real world. (Company) claims that the feature is innocent and fun to had by all, but these high-tech innovations begin to have drastic consequences. The technological achievement proves to be one that changes the world, as well as the lives of (list group). - Futuristic ships launching into atmosphere to deliver high-powered network satellites for smooth playability anywhere. Big group of the ships were launching one after the other in fractions of a second. - Ships were rectangular in shape, similar to Tesla cyber truck. They were not rocket propelled, but launched at incredible speeds (first of its kind tech? Could be a theme for the company). Before launch, they seemed to hover off the ground high into the air, and could turn on a dime to change direction before launch. - Kids running with VR like headsets and handsets that manifest in-game devices (characters, weapons, abilities, etc.) into the real world. - SCENE: main character walks into house and sees 2 of his friends battling it out as LEGO figures. One of them falling apart. They look and even feel real, but at request of the character who walked in on them, they return back to their normal selves unharmed. - man shouting in forest: GET READY! THEY’RE COMING! It appeared to be a military operation to disrupt the oncoming invasion of game players who had manifested giant battle vehicles and Transformers-like mech suits. They plowed through the soldiers with ease.

I am working on a Speculative design project which takes place in a dystopian future of 2080 where the remaining humanity (survivors of nuclear war) is going through a nuclear winter. Food, Water and atmosphere is contaminated with radioactive waste.

Let's say that the survivors are living in Nuclear bunkers which is safe from contamination. Already existing water resources are contaminated, there are acid rains, the global temperature is so cold that the lands are covered in snow.

This is the world building and scenario so far

I am focusing on the consumption of drinking water in this scenario.

Ofcourse, Advanced water filter system which turns radioactive water into safe drinkable water is an obvious solution but what about the energy resources to power such filterarion system? How scientifically knowledgeable is the common man to know how to operate this filterarion system? Etc, there are so many plotholes in the logic.

Nuclear experts, I need your knowledge to see beyond what I am seeing. What do you think is the logically accurate scenario of drinking water consumption in a Nuclear winter of 2080?

Just joined Blu Sky on a whim... Curious if anyone here is on the network and follows anyone interesting in the world of sci-fi.

Also curious if any of you, my fellow sci-fi fans, are on there, I'll come follow you too.

For those interested I'm: https://bsky.app/profile/garybloom.bsky.social

We've prepared a theoretical examination of the biological changes that might have endowed Peter Parker (TM)/Spiderman (TM) with superhuman ability. We thought you might appreciate the perspective.

The abstract is copied below. The full manuscript (with figures) is linked.

ABSTRACT

Understanding ATP production and energy utilization of superheroes can help guide scientific efforts in optimizing human energy utilization and performance. Herein, we perform a theoretical examination of the biological changes that might have endowed the Marvel Universe fictional character, Peter Parker™(alias: Spiderman™), with superhuman ability. We calculate the energy expenditure of Spiderman™ during an episode of heroic activity and attempt to localize the biological process that has allowed Peter Parker™ to augment ATP production and physical performance without modifying his macro biology. Our analysis leads us to the hypothesis that only a modification in cellular oxidative phosphorylation would permit the exponential increase in energy production observed in superhuman feats performed by Spiderman™.

http://www.biologicperformance.org

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I went for a classic today and decided to start watching the 1956 Moby Dick with Gregory Peck. While watching the opening credits I saw that the screenplay was co-written by Ray Bradbury.

I imagine the Big Bang which created gravitational force and other fundamental forces rippling creating miniature Big Bangs that generate gravitational force and other fundamental forces different in iteration , but constant within their own various fields navigating through a space time fundamentally created by the Big Bang.

The only other thing I have seen him in is a direct to video movie that sounds like Boys vs Girls and stars Danielle Panabaker from The Flash, Friday the 13th, and Piranha 3DD.

But all the other main actors and some smaller roles have had decent careers in other television series and movies. Especially Lizzy Caplan and TJ Miller.

That is my question. How would an organism that has evolved in zero atmospheric pressure and zero gravity react to atmospheric pressure and gravity?

Would it implode? It would be no different than us going to the bottom of the sea ill prepared.

Or would it be stronger? Pressure and gravity are vial to many biological functions and the organism has to compensate their lack of.

Here's everything we know about the upcoming final film in the iconic George A. Romero zombie Saga "Twilight Of The Dead" coming in early 2015

The movie was written by George A. Romero prior to his passing. George took all of the criticism of his prior films "Survival and Diary" to heart, and he wrote the final chapter of the dead Saga more aline to Land of the Dead and Day of the dead for fans👌

Suzanne Romero his wife, found the finished script and many other unfilled finished scripts in a box at their estate, and decided to produce and supervise the final movie during its development process too

When the writers strike happened, Suzanne said she was speaking to high quality actor/actress talents about the project and was close to getting them on board. She then negotiated with the strike to get the movie moving forward and to get it done

Brad Anderson the man responsible for films such as "The Machinist" is attached to direct the movie.

Brad Anderson said this about the project in a few interviews:

Night of the Living Dead, and many of those that followed, wove together straight up horror with pointed social commentary. This unexpected combination is what elevated George's films, and for me it is exactly what is most exciting about Twilight of the Dead."

Anderson went on to describe Twilight of the Dead as "a zombie movie in which limbs fly and heads roll, but one that is also about social transformation, one that asks the question: What is it to be human? It is also a horror movie with 'heart' and, dare I say, hope. As a filmmaker who relishes combining and reinventing genres, the chance to bring to life (so to speak!) this last installment in George Romero's zombie franchise is a true honor and a privilege."

Roundtable picture productions is handling the film distribution and rights for the movie.

The movie will be set after the continued evolution seen in 2004s Land Of The Dead, but will be not in the city or mass populated locations seen as much in his films prior. The movie will be set on a tropical island, and is said to be the definitive conclusion to the franchise.

Said to be a theatrical release in 2025.

I wonder how exactly the dead franchise is going to conclude, does the radiation causing the dead to come back to life disappear? Do the humans finally conquer the undead and reclaim the planet for their life?

I'm in the energy field, and I really enjoy reading in my free time. I'm looking for fiction articles with a science angle stuff that has technology, energy, or anything related. Any good sites, blogs, or writers you'd recommend?

Do you think either alone would beat him in a fight or would it require both to beat him? What would happen in the fight?

I'm writing a novel with a character who has complete anatomical control over their body. Able to alter atoms in their body into that of other organic material.

Some examples I've used so far are things like regeneration when strongly maintaining his original shape, or expanding lung capacity and the likes.

What kind of issues and or abilities can I run into with this power? Assuming his body was able to at least semi safely handle these alterations he performs, could he harm himself with more extreme changes? Should I write him as being more cautious with his ability rather than more free on its use?

When did we actually see well thought out and designed androids in SciFi, which were not just your usual 1950s robots with a vaguely human shape?
I think the Machine-human or fake Maria from Metropolis is a very well made, but armour like robot, so far one of the better ones from the early 20th century.

I allready talked about the circuitboard-faced robots from the 1970s, which, at least in my opinion, are pretty bad since there is no way that they could work like this, and as others have mentioned already, were only like this to visibly display a new technology.
The earliest depiction of a convincing and detailed android in fiction, which i have found would be the Robot-vampire from "The saga of the victims" a comic from 1976.

Any earlier depictions?

I really wanted to like Rebel Moon but found the writing so lazy and unoriginal it ended up being a massive groan fest.

Update: u/NapkinofDemands has the answer. It was Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Thanks everyone!

My husband just had a vague memory of a show/movie/book in which people are able to carry portals with them. Like, black circles they can roll up and put in their pocket and just slap up on a wall or floor when needed and step through them. He can't remember much else and the thought came to him while we were watching Roadrunner move a hoke that Wile E. Coyote tried to trap him with. So we're not sure if it really was something or we're just imagining it. But we both have hazy memories of it. Does anyone else know what we're talking about?