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Steins;Gate and Time Travels: No time to die... twice.

Steins;Gate and Time Travels: No time to die... twice.

When I first saw the Steins;Gate anime, I was struck by the incredibly “slow” atmosphere. The surreal overlay of events immediately captivated me and I wasn't disappointed.

Studio 5, The Stars: Ballard’s 1961 short story that anticipated the issue of generative AI

Studio 5, The Stars: Ballard’s 1961 short story that anticipated the issue of generative AI

As early as 1961 (in the short story Studio 5, The Stars), Ballard anticipated one of the most topical and controversial issues of the day: The generation of texts with machines (or AIs).

Doctor Who Weekly - Marvel Comics - n. 1 Oct 17, 1979

Doctor Who: Bigger on the inside than the outside

I don’t think it’s possible to explain it, how do you explain the implications of being a "Time Lord" with two hearts? A time-traveling humanoid who uses a blue police box as a time machine, and a screwdriver to solve the most bizarre and surreal situations?

Ballard’s High Rise: An unconscious diagram of a mysterious psyche

Ballard’s High Rise: An unconscious diagram of a mysterious psyche

Can people's behavior be influenced by a certain type of dwelling? Why do civilizations descend into chaos? Or, rather, why do individuals degenerate into chaos when they are placed in certain conditions?

Star Wars (1977) poster, British | Original Film Posters Online | Collectibles | Sotheby's

Star Wars: The Force was with George Lucas

In 1977, a young director, George Lucas, released what would become the greatest science fiction saga of all time: Star Wars. But we should immediately think about the word "science fiction" in relation to these films: Myth, epic, narrative adventure also coexist in Star Wars.

Ubik or Philip K. Dick's Allegory cave

Ubik or Philip K. Dick's Allegory cave

I am Ubik. Before the universe was, I am. I made the suns. I made the worlds. I created the lives and the places they inhabit.

The X-Files - Scully and Mulder

Cult SciFi Series: Why was The X-Files so successful?

A cult, a monster-of-the-week style show centering on the FBI's unsolved cases. But why was it so successful?

Miasma Chronicles Official

Miasma Chronicles: The Fate of the World Is in Your Fingers

The Bearded Ladies are taking us into a new post-apocalyptic scenario filled with mutant creatures, and they are doing it with a newfound level of artistry. There is the cyberpunk beat in this videogame, within lots of strategy and exploration.

Dust short film scene - image from Filmaffinity website

Dust, the short SciFi by Jason Gallaty, Josh Grier & Mike Grier

The world is changing rapidly. New species evolve to adapt to changing ecosystems. Technology and tradition coexist as symbiotic opposites that divide rural people from city dwellers. Nature provides a constant challenge in the midst of this turmoil. This is Dust by Mike Grier.

Ballard: four novels Under the sign of the Apocalypse

Ballard: four novels Under the sign of the Apocalypse

The apocalyptic scenario is one that many of James G. Ballard's characters have to face. Ballard is a science fiction writer and noble father of speculative cyberpunk. His stories unfold under the sign of the Apocalypse, the Revelation of a new dystopic world.

Gibson's Johnny Mnemonic

Gibson's Johnny Mnemonic: On human empowerment and control

Johnny Mnemonic is a hymn and a warning to human empowerment and control through dermal chips and the control of biological neural networks.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

The imminent biological disintegration as a result of the radioactive catastrophe, the need for a 'belief', even if it is illusory (TV cult), the dumbing down of consciousness and ability to choose caused by the mass media.

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