science fiction

A fascinating symposium about the possibilities of human bodies and minds (sponsored post).

Phasers set to fun.

Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway and Archer coming to London.

Handy tips on how to destroy London, from film and literature.

Curse these exhibitions with stupidly long names.

As previously noted, the Sci-Fi-London film festival begins today. We think the excitement might be getting to reader Vicki Garner’s head: Have you noticed that the design of the Dalek “skirt” is strikingly similar to the columns at the end of the platforms at Whitechapel …

Or so it seems watching this four minute montage of exploding buildings, slithering monsters and flashing ray guns. The clip forms part of the campaign to bring the World Science Fiction Convention to London in 2014. Trying to identify the films and TV programmes is …

Mobile communication devices? Nah, they’ll never catch on. Hover boards and tractor beams, warp drives and photon torpedos. Lightsabres, flux capacitors and the instant ability to ‘know kung-fu’. We’re all familiar with these concepts. We know precisely where to target a Death Star to effect …

Editing as entertainment? We were about to strike the Londonist red pen through this one until we read a little further into the details. The Butcher’s Shop is a regular writer’s workshop from Bad Idea magazine at which pre-submitted short stories are edited live on …

PicoCon is the name of a scientifically small fantasy and science fiction convention taking place at Imperial College Student Union, Prince Consort Road, South Kensington this Saturday, 28th February from 10am. Expect 200 plus punters, half Imperial College Science Fiction Society members, half regular SF …