sci-fi
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More Societal Quirks of Widespread Cryonics and its Contemporary Status
*Scroll down/ click here to read part 1 of this blog* Lois McMaster Bujold’s novel Cryoburn discusses a number of social issues that arise in…
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Politics and Popsicles: The Social Effects of Cryogenic Preservation
Humanity has always been fascinated by the idea of resurrecting the dead. In classics like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, human resurrection moved from the realm of…
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Save the Witch! Why Book Banning Sects Are Right to Fear Fantasy
In small town America an unlikely hero must overcome his shyness and stand up for what he believes in. How can he not? His favorite…
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Why Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the Best Film of the Summer
So let’s get one thing out of the way—I love summer blockbusters. Love them. They’re honestly my favourite kind of film. The best ones have…
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Online Again: a Critique of Sword Art Online, Seasons One and Two
If you watch anime at all, you are probably already aware of the massively popular Sword Art Online. For those who are not familiar with it,…
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From Science Fiction to Sensory Fiction
With today’s media advances, some argue that the book is a dying medium. It’s in the shadow of the other media: film has not only…
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