Isaac Asimov
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Would A BDSM Sex Robot Violate Asimov’s First Law Of Robotics?
The sex robot community ” the people who make the sex robots, and the people who want to have sex with the sex robots ” suffered a blow this past week, when the Houston City Council voted to preemptively ban what would’ve been the first sex robot “brothel” in the US. But even those council…
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9 Scientific Breakthroughs That Killed Science Fiction Subgenres
Science fiction looks to the future — but sometimes the future catches up to you. Sometimes, an idea generates tons of great science fiction stories — until science reveals the truth, and kills it dead. Or technology surpasses it. Here are nine scientific breakthroughs that destroyed science fiction subgenres.
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Is The ‘Fix-Up’ The Best Kind Of Science Fiction Novel There Is?
Everybody knows that short stories are where science fiction writers really get to experiment, and the most perfect pieces of narrative often happen at shorter lengths. But we also love to explore a world at the length of a whole book. So that makes the “fix-up” the best of both worlds, right?
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18 Perfect Short Stories That Pack More Of A Punch Than Most Novels
People sometimes mistake short stories for trifles, wee vignettes that are over before they start. But there’s a reason why many of the best movies are based on short fiction rather than novels: a short story is just the right length to blow your mind. Here are 18 science fiction and short stories that rock…