Fictional plans for building a space station beyond the moon reflect Jeff Bezos’ vision - “Critical Mass” traces the construction of a huge space station just beyond the m... - https://www.geekwire.com/2023/critical-mass-space-station-jeff-bezos/ #fictionscience #sciencefiction #spaceoutposts #danielsuarez #jeffbezos #space #books #moon

Billionaires such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos talk about creating new homes in space, but could it really be possible to transform other planets? What if the billionaires are in charge? Science writer Annalee Newitz explores the possibilities in "The Terraformers." Don't miss the #FictionScience podcast featuring @annaleen: https://cosmiclog.com/2023/01/31/fiction-future-terraforming-newitz/ #ScienceFiction #TheTerraformers #Space

Science fiction focuses on the far future of terraforming, with a tie-in to today’s cities - An artist’s conception shows a city taking shape on Mars. (SpaceX Illustration)

... - https://www.geekwire.com/2023/science-fiction-terraformers-cities/ #fictionscience #geoengineering #sciencefiction #annaleenewitz #urbanplanning #urbanvisions #cities #space #books

Stem-cell researcher Robert Lanza and science-fiction author Nancy Kress join forces to write "Observer," a novel that explores some way-out ideas about the role of consciousness in creating reality. Check out the #FictionScience podcast, co-hosted with Dominica Phetteplace. https://cosmiclog.com/2023/01/09/observer-blends-way-out-quantum-science-and-fiction/ #Quantum #Biocentrism #ScienceFiction #Science

Sci-fi author and scientist team up to write a novel about consciousness and quantum weirdness - The novel “Observer” plays off the idea that acts of observation give rise to the... - https://www.geekwire.com/2023/kress-lanza-observer-consciousness-quantum/ #fictionscience #sciencefiction #consciousness #robertlanza #nancykress #science #quantum #books

‘Observer’ blends way-out quantum science and fiction
Do we each create our own reality? Could different observers create measurably different realities? It's a fantastical line of thought that has sparked scientific inquiries as well --- and now the science and the fiction
https://cosmiclog.com/2023/01/09/observer-blends-way-out-quantum-science-and-fiction/
#FictionScienceClub #Books #CLUBClub #Consciousness #FictionScience #NancyKress #QuantumMechanics #RobertLanza #ScienceFiction

How might real-life robotic avatars change life on Earth? In honor of the release of "Avatar: The Way of Water,: here's a short series of sci-fi vignettes by Jacki Morie, technical lead for the #Avatar #XPRIZE. Be sure to check out the #FictionScience podcast! https://cosmiclog.com/a-few-short-vignettes-from-a-robotic-future/

Avatars return to the movies - and find a real-life foothold:

Thirteen years after the original “Avatar” movie came out, the idea of human minds inhabiting alien bodies is returning for an amped-up sequel ⁠— and since 2009, real-life efforts to create robotic avatars have advanced at least as much as computer-aided filmmaking has.

https://cosmiclog.com/2022/12/15/avatar-movies-real-life-foothold/

#FictionScienceClub #Avatar #FictionScience #ScienceFiction #Space #Movies #Science #Robots #Technology #XPrize

It's pretty interesting to look at the parallels between the blue-skinned avatars in "Avatar: The Way of Water" and the robotic avatars that earned their creators millions of dollars in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE. Thanks to the folks who discussed all this with me for a new episode of the #FictionScience podcast. Give it a listen! https://cosmiclog.com/2022/12/15/avatar-movies-real-life-foothold/ #Avatar #XPRIZE #Robotics

Avatars return to the movies ⁠— and find a real-life foothold
Thirteen years after the original "Avatar" movie came out, the idea of human minds inhabiting alien bodies is returning for an amped-up sequel ⁠— and real-life efforts to create robotic avatars have advanced at least as much as computer-aided filmmaking has since
https://cosmiclog.com/2022/12/15/avatar-movies-real-life-foothold/
#FictionScienceClub #Avatar #FictionScience #Movies #Robots #ScienceFiction #Technology #XPrize