The Year 2026 in Science Fiction
Here’s how science fiction novels and movies imagined the year 2026. Science fiction vs reality: what actually happened? Warning! This post contains spoilers.
Category Science Fiction
The Naming of Cats: A Scene from Logan’s Run [1976 Sci-Fi Movie]
One of the greatest scenes in cinema history: it brings together my passion for cats and science fiction. In the 1976 classic Logan’s Run, the scene with the old man and his cats offers a striking contrast between the dystopian…
The Sky Beckons: How Science-Fiction Predicted SpaceX’s Rocket Landings Back in 1959
When it comes to space exploration, the science fiction of the mid-20th century was a bit overly enthusiastic. According to the science fiction novels and films of the classic era, the 1990s and 2000s were supposed to be a time…
Will We Ever Visit Other Stars?
In his poem “Strontium-90,” the great Turkish poet Nazım Hikmet says: “We are in a race with ourselves, my dear. Either we will take life to the dead stars, or death will descend upon our world.” Do you think that…
Others Will Follow [Short Sci-Fi Film]
A great short science fiction film, Others Will Follow, created and directed by Andrew Finch and published on Vimeo, tells the story of the first crewed mission to Mars. After a tragic accident causes the spacecraft to break apart, the…
My Neptunian Lover [A Science-Fiction(ish) Song From the 70s]
A gem from the 1970s: My Neptunian Lover. In Turkey, Alpay, a famous singer within the country’s borders, performed the song “My Neptunian Lover” together with a group called Grup A (whom I don’t know at all) on the TV…
If Someone from the 1980s Suddenly Woke Up in 2024, What Would Surprise Them Most?
I came across this question on Facebook. As expected, it garnered thousands of comments, most of which focused on computers, the internet, and smartphones. Some responses also talked about social media and societal transformations.
Which Asimov book to read first? [Asimov’s suggestion]
Isaac Asimov was a prolific writer, he wrote or edited more than 500 books. That’s a lot of books to read. Actually, a significant portion of these books are non-fiction, written on scientific topics. Asimov has written far more scientific…
Top 10 Isaac Asimov Quotes on Science
As a science fiction fan who grew up in the 80s, Isaac Asimov was my favorite writer. His imaginative worlds and compelling narratives fueled my love for the genre. However, beyond his contributions to science fiction, Asimov was also a…
The Big Continuity Error in Asimov’s Robot Series
Asimov’s loyal readers may have noticed that there is a rather significant continuity error between his two robot novels, The Naked Sun (1957) and The Robots of Dawn (1983). Let me explain.
The Year 2025 in Science Fiction
Here’s how science fiction novels and movies imagined the year 2025. Science fiction vs reality: what actually happened?
I asked ChatGPT to draw a picture of Dors Venabili. Here’s the result
The title explains itself… I just typed “Can you draw a picture of Dors Venabili?” Dors Venabili is a character from Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series. Here’s what it produced (pretty good, I think). What do you think?