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She Knew: The Women of Science Fiction Who Predicted the Future | Features

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The Lathe of Heaven PART THREE: POLITICAL RUIN In the realm of speculative fiction, few authors have captured societal upheaval and the potential for political ruin as incisively as Octavia E. Butler and Ursula K. Le Guin. Their works, particularly Butler’s Xenogenesis series (Lilith’s Brood) and Parable Duology, along with Le Guin’s The Lathe of … Read more

Tyson picks Moonfall over Armageddon as biggest insult to science

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Neil deGrasse Tyson says that Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall has surpassed Armageddon as the most scientifically inaccurate movie. If you thought Michael Bay’s 1998 disaster flick Armageddon – about a team of oil drillers hired by NASA to deflect an asteroid the size of Texas from hitting Earth – was preposterous, well, you’re right. But as … Read more