Fear is one of the oldest and most powerful emotions known to man, so it should come as no surprise that horror stories are as old as storytelling itself.
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Explore how belief shapes destiny, from Oedipus Rex to modern geopolitics.
Distinguishing fact from fiction can be tough, especially when it comes to people as controversial as Stalin.
Before Herbert came along and wrote Dune, few if any sci-fi stories were set in fully realized universes.
X marks the spot. The Dutch town of Ommeren has been swamped by detectorists armed with shovels looking for $20-million treasure.
These enormous centipedes are straight out of science fiction.
An insect? A vermin? An unwanted animal? What in the world is Franz Kafka talking about?
There are a few possible solutions to the problem of interstellar travel, but they largely remain within the realm of science fiction.
To what extent will our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies?
“Dune: Part One” screenwriter Eric Roth spoke with Big Think about the challenges of bringing Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic to the big screen.
There really might be extraterrestrials out there, attempting to make contact. Here's how science, not fiction, is attempting to find them.
William Shatner is going to space because Jeff Bezos loves Star Trek.
Scientists may have detected the somewhat smelly chemical dimethyl sulfide on a planet 120 light-years from Earth.
Tighten your ‘thopter seatbelts and get those worm-hooks ready: we're going to unpack the hype surrounding Dune, both the book and the movie.
The 1998 hit is making a comeback. Stop what you're doing and watch the original.
These initially sympathetic characters take readers down a dark path.
We may be the last generation born not knowing if we are alone in the Universe.
Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series helped inspire the field of social physics, which uses math to understand crowd behavior.
From cosmetic procedures to heart operations, the introduction of AI will create an ethical minefield.
Cold War meets Star Wars in this cut-away of a 1950 “rubber bubble,” the first line of defense against nuclear sneak attack.
The paper does not prove the existence of dark matter, but it mostly eliminates a rival theory called Modified Newtonian Dynamics.
Monsters have always represented societal fears, but narrative art also casts doubt on whether we fully understand our monsters — and their slayers.
“Like real dreams, it does not explain, does not complete its sequences," film critic Roger Ebert once wrote about "Mulholland Drive."
Step back from the AI maelstrom and explore Lem’s "Summa Technologiae" for a detached look at technology’s role in human evolution.
Think of a combination of immersive virtual reality, an online role-playing game, and the internet.
"I grew up in New Jersey in the 1970s and that experience gave me everything I needed to become a skeptic."
From Atlantis to Thule, these mythical locales have captivated people's imaginations for centuries.