Science Fiction

Discover the significant events that occurred on October 12, including Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy release, Equatorial Guinea's independence, and Khrushchev's infamous shoe-pounding incident.

On this day, September 8 - Know what happened today in history

September 8 has seen its share of memorable moments, from the debut of influential TV shows to significant political milestones. Each of these events has left a mark on history, shaping the world in its unique way.

Book review | Mad Sisters of Esi: Tashan Mehta’s fantasy novel on the world of whales is wryly funny

In terms of methodology, Mehta’s second novel has much in common with the works of Jorge Luis Borges and Italo Calvino, while its fragmentary nature and adroit usage of scientific language recalls science fiction masters Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.

ChatGPT and dreams of electric sheep: A brief history of AI in film

Gareth Edwards's The Creator is the latest in a long line of films that explore humans versus AI tensions.

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 and Phantom Liberty review: The second coming of Night City?

Cyberpunk 2077 has been elevated as a package by Phantom Liberty.

This BAFTA Breakthrough Indian independent sci-fi director awaits OTTs to look beyond crime thrillers

Sci-fi film director Arati Kadav, a Netflix-supported BAFTA Breakthrough India participant, on making indie sci-fi films in India and the incoming AI storm in the genre.

Using fiction to foretell the future

Recently, a group of German scholars set out to predict conflicts by analysing works of literature. Are novelists our modern-day prophets?

It’s Einstein’s birthday, and we’re time travelling this weekend

While the world is still trying to understand all that Einstein has written and theorised, here are some movies to watch during his birthday weekend.

Particle change hailed as major find by CERN

CERN researchers said on Monday they have spotted a particle reshaping into two others in their Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a breakthrough that could be crucial in exploring physics frontiers once the realm of science fiction.