Tech companies are claiming machines more intelligent than us and capable of having their own agendas are just around the ...

Many researchers acknowledge the role that science fiction has played in triggering their interest in science and inspiring breakthroughs. Indeed, there are many examples of fictional technologies ...

China, by contrast, is pursuing a state-led coordinated approach that integrates policy planning, clinical validation, and ...

It takes a dreamer to think outside the box, imagine something impossible, and conjure up uses for an object previously undreamt. Artists and authors have created unbelievable situations in their ...

When it comes to something as futuristic-sounding as brain-computer interfaces (BCI), our collective minds tend to zip straight to scenes from countless movies, comics, and other works of ...

For the past decade, a group called the Future of Life Institute has been campaigning for human welfare in public conversations around nuclear weapons, climate change, artificial intelligence and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...

Mike Ryder does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

IN THE gleaming facilities of the Wyss Centre for Bio and Neuroengineering in Geneva, a lab technician takes a well plate out of an incubator. Each well contains a tiny piece of brain tissue derived ...

Over 50 years ago, Disney released The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, a forgotten sci-fi comedy starring Kurt Russell that ...

Fire and Ash,” is James Cameron’s latest film set in the world of Pandora. Beyond its science-fiction setting, it’s a war ...