Ed Bloomer, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, examines how well science fiction films have predicted futures ...

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For over a century, science fiction filmmaking has presented us with depictions of our future cities. Some have been bright, shiny and positive, while others have been dark, dirty and rough. As we ...

How science fiction can predict the future and help tech innovators make better decisions. by Frank Catalano on June 25, 2018 at 6:13 am January 16, 2019 at 9:07 am. Share 172 Tweet Share Reddit ...

Science Fiction and ‘Future History ... Science fiction’s predictions can also be larger: One look at Robert A. Heinlein’s famous “Future History” chart from 1940 can give one pause.

These near-future fictions offer prescient alternatives to other science fiction set in the far future. Consider, for example, the alarming relevance of The Handmaid’s Tale .

“Science fiction represents how people in the present feel about the future,” Robinson says. “That’s why ‘big ideas’ were prevalent in the 1930s, ’40s and partly in the ’50s.

Science fiction isn’t (as a rule) about predicting the future, and science fiction writers aren’t trying to predict it. “No sensible science-fiction writer tries to predict anything,” says ...

Science Fiction & the Future. January 1, 2003 12:00 AM ET. Heard on Talk of the Nation. By . Neal Conan Science Fiction & the Future. Audio will be available later today.