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New Post At https://sciencefiction.site/let-us-praise-the-giants-of-science-fiction-campbell-asimov-and-yes-l-ron-hubbard/ - October 31 at 2:02 PM There’s an old joke about the golden age of science fiction being 12 — that is, the age when young people discover and then devour as much sf as they can find. Alec Nevala-Lee even quotes the remark in this enthralling account of science fiction’s other golden age — the period between 1939 and the mid-’50s when John W. Campbell Jr. edited the magazine Astounding. (Dey Street) Until recently, science fiction took particular pride in its past. New fans were expected to know such influential works as Robert Heinlein’s Future History stories, A.E. van Vogt’s “Slan” and Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy. Contrary to a present-day misperception, the genre — while overwhelmingly a boys club — didn’t post a sign on its treehouse reading “No Girls Allowed....

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New Post At https://sciencefiction.site/excited-about-star-trek-lower-decks-give-the-70s-cartoon-a-try/ - In the ’70s cartoon, the crew of the USS Enterprise explored new worlds and had exciting adventures.  Video screenshot by Bonnie Burton/CNET What I remember most as a young Star Trek fan in the 1970s was how exciting it was to eat my breakfast — most likely a giant bowl of Rice Krispies — while sitting in front of the TV on Saturday mornings, watching Captain Kirk, Mister Spock, Lieutenant Uhura and the crew of the USS Enterprise embark on a brand new space adventure. Like so many geeky kids, I would watch anything starring the legendary crew of the Starship Enterprise. And seeing them in  Star Trek: The Animated Series made these iconic sci-fi characters even cooler to my young mind. Disclosure: CNET earns commissions from the services featured on this page. So with the recent news that a new animated series, Star Trek: Lower Decks , is beaming onto C...

New Post At https://sciencefiction.site/what-happened-to-all-the-women-in-science-fiction/ - Chicago, as you’re aware, is the city of the future, the inevitable metropolis, the place the East Coasters will fall back to when Brooklyn sinks and West Coasters will retreat to when the Earth crumbles. We are demographically diverse and heavily surveilled, we understand better than most the pain of postindustrialization, driverless vehicles will be here sooner than later, and our climate is less likely to devour us tomorrow. According to Bloomberg recently, the future, at least in the United States, “looks a lot like Chicago.” Apparently in the interest of prep work, science fiction is having a moment here. The new One Book, One Chicago read is “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick, who was born in Chicago and died at 53 in 1982, after a life marked by paranoia, drug abuse and existential epiphany; his stories, adapted into “Minority Repo...

New Post At https://sciencefiction.site/the-wandering-earth-could-be-chinas-breakout-sci-fi-blockbuster-film/ - China isn’t typically known for its science fiction blockbusters, but a new trailer for an upcoming film called The Wandering Earth has all the hallmarks of a big, Hollywood-style genre movie: it features a dramatic story of the Earth in peril, complete with eye-popping scenes of spaceships escaping Earth. The Wandering Earth is based on a story by Cixin Liu, the author best known for The Three-Body Problem, and, more recently, Ball Lightning . In the original story, scientists discovered that the sun is on the verge of turning into a red giant, and when it does, it’ll expand beyond the orbit of Mars, incinerating all of the solar system’s potentially habitable planets. They concoct a desperate plan to move Earth out of the solar system to a new star, Proxima Centauri. The story begins with the early life of a young boy who was born just after engineers sto...

New Post At https://sciencefiction.site/headlines-from-china-sci-fi-film-based-on-liu-cixins-novel-set-for-chinese-new-year-release/ - Sci-fi Film Based on Liu Cixin’s Novel Set for Chinese New Year Release The Wandering Earth , an upcoming science fiction film based on Liu Cixin ’s novel of the same name, has been scheduled to release during the lucrative Chinese new year season. The film was directed by Guo Fan and stars Li Guangjie,Qu Jingjing and Qu Chuxiao. Wu Jing, who wrote, directed and starred in China’s highest-grossing film of all time Wolf Warrior 2 , also appeared in the film. In the film, the sun is dying out, a group of brave astronaut set out to find new planet for the whole human race. Liu Cixin is the most celebrated Chinese science fiction writer and a winner of the Hugo Award. This is the first time a local science fiction movie scores a Chinese New Year release. Read more on Sina ‘Paths of the Soul’ Director’s New Film Enters IDFA...

New Post At https://sciencefiction.site/innovation-tri-valley-leadership-group-announces-regional-2018-dreammakers-and-risktakers-award-recipients/ - PLEASANTON, Calif. , Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ —  Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group , a business-led organization showcasing the regional Tri-Valley ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurism, honored 14 student award recipients at the 2018 Dreammakers and Risktakers Awards event at The Palm Event Center in Pleasanton . The eighth annual event celebrated the Tri-Valley’s youngest innovators, and the awardees represent school districts all across the Tri-Valley region and Las Positas College . “We are inspired and amazed by these young dreammakers and risktakers,” said Lynn Naylor , CEO of Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group. “Their projects are not only technically advanced, but they include social innovation components, they demonstrate true grit, and a heartfelt desire to make the world...

New Post At https://sciencefiction.site/10-science-kits-and-games-that-kids-and-parents-will-love-as-diwali-gifts/ - Diwali is a festival with a broad significance to each of us — the lights, fireworks, family reunions and time off from work and school are some of the highlights the festival brings. But if there’s one thing kids eagerly await the festival for – it has to be the gifts. Opening presents is part of what makes Diwali so memorable, and we’ve done just that — put together some of the most fun and exciting science games, kits and books to get kids loving science and protect our precious environment. Hey, we’re Tech2 Science after all. Each of these gifts has elements of science that inspire the spirit of exploration and discovery in kids…and in willing adults too. [embedded content] Genius Box’s Science Lab This is a kit designed for young kids and enthusiastic parents who love to experimen...