Should we just be extrapolating aliens from scientific possibilities in SF?
In the last post, I talked about the question of the applicability of humanoid aliens in SF. In this post, I’m extending the issue to ‘extrapolating’ aliens… The problem of constructing...
View ArticleThe problem with extrapolation as a qualifying criterion for SF
If you’ve been reading my blog (and I don’t blame you if you haven’t been), you’d know that I like to deconstruct a range of topics related to SF. Why? Apart from it being interesting, there are real...
View ArticleLimiting beliefs and commitments in SF criticism and storytelling
Putting limits on science fiction I’ve discussed conventional commitments in the criticism of fiction in a previous post, which is a kind of general foundation for this examination of science fiction...
View ArticleScientific attitudes in hard, soft and fantasy SF
In this post I discuss the attitude of a writer of science fiction towards science and what effect this can have on the SF itself. The attitude of a hard SF author should evidently be scientific as a...
View ArticleThe ‘Chosen Ones’ in SF and fantasy: sending the wrong messages
I watched a TED video the other day about political activism by Dave Meslin called ‘The antidote to apathy.’ In it, he showed a list of scifi and fantasy films that all have ‘the chosen one’ as a main...
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