Latest posts tagged with #FictionScience on Bluesky
Alien contact gets the Hollywood treatment in a movie called "Project Hail Mary" - and in the latest #FictionScience podcast, SETI astronomer Seth Shostak brings us up to date on the real-life search for alien contact. cosmiclog.com/2026/03/10/a... H/T @setiinstitute.bsky.social
When we scheduled our #FictionScience podcast with biologist Scott Solomon to talk about his book, "Becoming Martian," we didn't know that Elon Musk would be doing his strategic pivot from a city on Mars to a city on the moon. But that made the podcast even more timely. cosmiclog.com/2026/02/17/o...
Showing a fictitious system for submitting manuscripts called "Nature Instant" showing bot choices for authors to choose from as initial AI-based peer reviewers. The bots are trained on real human reviewer data.
The future of peer review is here.
Introducing Nature Instant!
We've automated rejection so you can get disappointed faster. Because why wait 6 months for reviewer 2 when you can get roasted by an #AI in seconds?
Here is how it works.
#AI4Science #PeerReview #FictionScience #FiSci #AAAI #ScAISci
In the latest episode of the #FictionScience podcast, Tim Chawaga talks about parallels between the plot of his first novel, "Salvagia," and the real-world thrills and chills that are likely to sweep over America's coastal areas due to future sea level rise. cosmiclog.com/2025/08/11/c... #Worldcon
After more than 20 years of planning and construction, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is ready to revolutionize astronomy - and you can be in on the first day of the revolution. Check out the #FictionScience podcast. cosmiclog.com/2025/06/20/r...
"The AI Con" provides a strong dose of skepticism about what's often sold as the brave new world of AI. The authors are talking about the book at Seattle-area events this week - and in the #FictionScience podcast. cosmiclog.com/2025/05/19/h... H/T @emilymbender.bsky.social @alexhanna.bsky.social
New #FictionScience podcast: In a sci-fi novel that's way too close to reality, Ray Nayler delves into how authoritarian regimes use #AI and other technologies to stay in power - and how high-tech tyranny can be resisted. cosmiclog.com/2025/04/01/d... #WhereTheAxeIsBuried H/T @fsgbooks.bsky.social
The sci-fi movie #Mickey17 starts with the silly premise that you can 3D print copies of "expendable" space travelers. But it's a teachable moment for scientists seeking ways to modify the human body for living on other worlds. Check out the #FictionScience podcast. cosmiclog.com/2025/03/08/h...
And now for something completely different: A law professor argues that AI agents will eventually have to be given some form of personhood - and some researchers agree. Give a listen to the #FictionScience podcast. cosmiclog.com/2024/11/05/w...
Artificial intelligence is fueling an arms race between purveyors of fake news and those who are fighting back - and two expert observers say that means human intelligence is more important than ever. #FictionScience podcast: cosmiclog.com/2024/10/22/h... H/T @annaleen.bsky.social + TrueMedia.org
A screwball comedy titled "Fly Me to the Moon" builds its plot around efforts to give NASA a publicity boost during the Apollo era - and it's worth considering how NASA will present its Artemis moon program to the public in the years to come. Check out the latest #FictionScience podcast!
The first space war is already being fought, in the skies over Ukraine - so find out from Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, author of the new spy thriller "Phantom Orbit," how the next one may play out. Don't miss the #FictionScience podcast! cosmiclog.com/2024/07/05/h...
In a new episode of the #FictionScience podcast, Mars Society President Robert Zubrin talks about his latest book, "The New World on Mars," and how startups on Earth could open the way for settlements on the Red Planet. cosmiclog.com/2024/02/29/h...
We really enjoyed chatting with @zachweinersmith about "A City on Mars," a newly published book that takes a realistic look at the idea of sending millions of people to cities in space - an idea touted by billionaires including Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Check out the #FictionScience podcast.
In "Her Space, Her Time," Shohini Ghose highlights the stories of women physicists and astronomers who opened up scientific frontiers but missed out on the fame they deserved. And in our #FictionScience podcast, she talks about what should be done to bridge the gender gap. H/T @mitpress.bsky.social
