My wife doesn't like science fiction. She thinks it's unbelievable. Yet she watches the news and listens to State of the Union speeches. I find science fiction interesting. In fact, when I die I think ...

The problem with genre fiction is the unfortunate stereotypes and assumptions about what subset appeals to what audience. Call something “science fiction,” and it’ll inevitably be marketed to men.

Whether you're spending as much time with family as possible or basking in the peaceful sweetness of solitude, there's one ...

The fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (also known as STEM) are not particularly diverse. And despite a gradual uptick in diversity over the last decade, a 2023 report from the ...

It is common to hear from sci-fi artists — writers, filmmakers, whatever — that science fiction isn't about the future. It's about our fears, anxieties, and hopes for our present time. In 2013, two ...

Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

Almost exactly a year ago, I asked our team of expert science writers here at New Scientist to name their favourite science fiction novels. Personal tastes meant we ended up with a wonderfully ...

Movies like Her and The Matrix reshaped the limits of sci-fi, delivering profoundly philosophical and existential stories ...