ARTIFICIAL SENTIENT LIFE

When many people think of the future they think of computers, and when computers are brought up, Artificial Intelligence isn't very far.

Essay on the ethical treatment of beings controlled by an artificial intelligence.

Are computers becoming too smart?

This is a summary of Writers of the Future #24. A brief description of each story, along with some subjective commentary on which stories worked for me, and why.

A basic write up of an alien race I created for a super hero rpg. Use and enjoy!

There are specific reasons to assume humanity is the chosen species to continue life on and from this planet, even if this planet does not survive. These evolutionary developments support the theory that life's main purpose is to survive.

“We should have learned a lesson from the making of the first atomic bomb and the resulting arms race. We didn't do well then, and the parallels to our current situation are troubling,” wrote Bill Joy, of Sun Microsystems, in a famous 2000 essay in Wired.

NASA engineers have been rooting for Phoenix, a little Wall-E type robot who has been beaming information back from Mars since May, two months longer than originally expected.

An overview of Alan Turing's life, the famed mathematician, cryptographer, and logician.

Alien beings may not be alive in any sense of this ambiguous and loaded word. They may not eat, drink, excrete, reproduce, grow, die, process information, or move.

Humanity's pursuit of space exploration should be considered a vital purpose and should never take a back seat to other scientific endeavors.

There are so many things going on in the world it can be hard to keep up. Whether your a right, a person in need of a niche market or just a person trying to keep up with the times, here are your 2010 trends to follow.

A new government comes to power under Alex's direction.

An overview of the Star Trek and Star Wars universes

You had plenty of awesome shows...from Max Headroom and Who's The Boss to Growing Pains and Perfect Strangers with Balky and Larry. But which was the all-time favorite? Your answer awaits below!

Something strange is happening in Redmond, KS.

Still, even during this time in civilization, there are small ensembles outwardly shunned by mainstream society.

Will the amazing computer-generated graphics of 'Beowulf' help herald a new age of feature-film, devoid of those two-legged humanoids we used to know and love?

How come we never encountered an extraterrestrial, let alone spoken to or corresponded with one?

In response to FanLib's contest, this is a story told as a news report on the death of Marta Shaw, the mother of Kendra Shaw, who died before the Cylon attack on the Colonies.

Brian Herbert has created in his Dune prequels a compelling world that builds upon and improves his father's works. Absent is the somewhat stilted writing style of Frank Herbert and in its place is a page-turner that compels the reader to continue.

An analysis of seven of the greatest science fiction novels of the Twentieth Centuries, and a quick look at their similarity of themes

Counting Heads, David Marusek's first novel, paints a vivid and convincing vision of the near future. Complete with nano-technology, artifical intelligence, and clone-workes what's really remarkable about Counting Heads is the depth of Marusek's characters.

If you want to watch sci-fi, these ten films are a good place to start. This list will undoubtedly change with time since new movies are constantly being made. Sequels are included when applicable, so there are actually more than ten films listed here.

A roundup of some of Kubricks best films