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Interview: Michio Kaku and The Physics of the Future

Physics of the Future images and all content ©2011 Doubleday Publishing. Dr. Michio Kaku recently consolidated his position as America’s most visible physicist by acting as the voice of the science...

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REVIEW: Wide ‘Awake': New Sci-Fi Series Takes on Sleep Science

Awake, and all images and screenshots, ©2012 NBC Universal, all rights reserved As far back as last summer, when pilots for the current television season were floating around, a quirky sci-fi show for...

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New Comic-Con Documentary Celebrates Fandom and The Rise of the Geek

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope poster and all film stills ©2012 Wreckin Hill Entertainment, all rights reserved. Every July, hundreds of thousands of fans descend upon the city of San Diego for a...

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REVIEW: Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture

Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture ©2012 McGraw Hill Professional, all rights reserved. This past weekend, over 130,000 people descended on the San Diego Convention Center to take part in...

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It’s Not Easy Being Green: Water, Our Next Endangered Resource (And...

“The wars of the 21st Century will be fought over water.” —Ismail Serageldin, World Bank Last Call at the Oasis film poster ©2012, Participant Media, all rights reserved. Watching the devastation and...

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Artificial Intelligence: The Risk of Robots on the Rampage

For every friendly robot we see in science fiction such as Star Wars’s C3PO, there are others with a more sinister reputation that you can find in films such as I, Robot. Most movie robots can indeed...

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Defiance Breaks Sci-Fi Mold

Defiance television show and video game images are ©2013 NBC Universal. All rights reserved. SyFy channel’s new show Defiance is breaking the mold in every way. An unusual combination of fantasy...

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REVIEW: “Helix”

Helix poster and stills ©2014 NBC Universal, all rights reserved. The biggest threat to mankind may not end up being an enormous weapon; in fact, it might be too small to visualize without a...

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REVIEW: SyFy Channel takes off with “Ascension”

As part of an ongoing recommitment to its sci-fi genre roots, SyFy Channel is unveiling the original scripted drama Ascension, for now a six hour mini-series, and possible launch for a future series....

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Editor’s Selection: Robots Invade Summer Television

Image ©MIT, all rights reserved. From a sci-fi and entertainment perspective, 2015 may undoubtedly be nicknamed “The Year of The Robot.” Several cinematic releases have already explored various angles...

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