Thoughts on Science fiction
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Black Panther
A morally nuanced action film for our time.
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Ancillary JusticeCan there ever be a just empire?
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The PeripheralMight catastrophe be used as a form of population control?
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AnathemInformation wants to be promiscuous.
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The Forever WarFor many returning from war, they might as well be returning to another planet.
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A History of the Future in 100 ObjectsThe future will be a lot like the present, only more.
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The Left Hand of DarknessYou can learn a lot from what makes you uncomfortable, if you can just get over that discomfort.
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Black Mirror
Does technology amplify the ugliest aspects of humanity, or merely reveal them?
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Down and Out in the Magic KingdomThe future might be dramatically different from the present while still recognizably the same.
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The DispossessedFreedom is rarely something you simply have or lose. More often, the prices of some freedoms are others.
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Pump SixOur species can barely handle the present day: how the hell are we going to handle the future?
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Terminal WorldWhat if disturbances in the fabric of spacetime enforced technological disparities between parts of a city?
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EmbassytownLanguage is power.
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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional UniverseIf you could go back in time, you'd be the same schmuck you've always been, only younger.
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Snow CrashEverything is a virus.
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The Windup GirlIf our species doesn't survive, it will be because we didn't deserve to.