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Grok Imagine has posted Episode 1 of its AI-generated Odyssey on X: seven minutes, three months after Elon Musk promised a full-length "historically…
Hello everyone Science fiction has an unusual specialisation as a genre: it warns of dangers in society, wrapping them in stories to make…
Arthur C. Clarke said that sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. The point of this article is to question him. Within our…
Trump posted a 'next generation' Space Force dress uniform to Truth Social, with a design sheet naming Starship Troopers as the inspiration. It…
Hello everyone, With 2026 already regarded as one of the hottest periods in recorded world weather history, the number of people acknowledging that…
Hello everyone, Support free will because it’s innocent. It’s independent and should only be swayed when there is a good reason. If you…
There are literary festivals that feel suspiciously like science fiction cons with better scarves and bush hats. Then there is the Idler Festival,…
Hello everyone, For me, reading is a habit. I spend a couple of hours a day reading, although not all at the same…
Hello everyone, Being able to plan is part of life. You have to anticipate problems, select solutions and apply them. Planning permeates almost…
Hello everyone, Now here’s a quandary for you. We’ve had people disbelieving that the Apollo missions to the Moon happened. Now it’s happening…
Hello everyone, When does any argument become political? There’s a quandary from the start. What is ‘political’? Theoggle response doesn’t really make sense…
How does Thunderbird One’s automatic camera detector work? The dial in the cabin is only the alarm, not actually the gadget itself. In…
