In his 1999 science fiction novel Starfish, Canadian writer Peter Watts describes a device called the " Medical Mantis." This device allows a physician to remotely examine and perform procedures on ...

UC San Diego is holding a badge-free series of comic and science-inspired events in tandem through The Science of Story, from ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Science fiction allows artists to speculate about the future through imaginative and technical concepts. But so often the prevailing vision of that future in popular culture tends toward the dystopian ...

March is lining up to be packed with treats for science fiction fans. For starters, we get to return to the universe of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time series, this time in the company of a huge ...

While the deluge has become a nuisance, the stories are easy to spot. The writing is “bad in spectacular ways,” one editor said. By Michael Levenson It could be a tale from science fiction itself: a ...