SciFi Policy Project

Where Policy and Vision Intersect

[SciFi Policy Project @scifipolicy]

Engineers: @jenngustetic @Robotbeat @jasoncrusan
Use Rogue One to talk about Engineers' role in Society
Our article https://t.co/zhaso378qa https://t.co/6sSud1AQXi

[Cory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER @doctorow]

Rogue One: an "engineering ethics" case-study disguised as a Star Wars movie [SPOILERS]
https://t.co/OE12nshHSo

[DuneInfo @DuneInfo]

#DuneProphecy TV Spot

The six-episode season debuts SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. New episodes will debut subsequent Sundays.

[Damon Beres @dlberes]

Such a fun and good list from @bcmerchant 🤩🤩🤩 Watched Tetsuo earlier this year and it blew my mind https://t.co/obqCq3aHiM

[The Binks Hub @TheBinksHub]

We're thrilled to be collaborating with @RippleRestalrig on “Alternative Futures – Who Decides?”, telling the stories of the people of Lochend, Restalrig and Craigentinny through art
✨3-5 October @DovecotStudios
✨Free admission
✨Drop in or book via https://t.co/3o7LFUKj8h

[Bob Pappalardo - find me on Bluesky @RPappalardo]

For #StarTrekDay, reposting this very fun interview on how #StarTrek has influenced my path to @EuropaClipper. 🚀🛰💫🖖🏼

[𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧 @DavidBrin]

My TASAT announcement on Contrary Brin was followed by politics. So here it is in pure form* and elaborated to explain why this project might be fun to join! And has a slim but real chance of someday saving the world!

https://t.co/srU4jszZFm

* I don't do politics on Wordpress!

[Sturgeon's Law @Sturgeons_Law]

The idea that these are fantasy's traditional values comes largely from the dominance of Tolkien. But Conan the Barbarian & the style he represents is older than The Hobbit / LOTR, & the Tolkien style of fantasy is only one kind. GRRM is in part a return to pre-Tolkien fantasy.

[Science Fiction Research Association Review @SFRAReview]

Our Summer Issue of SFRA Review 54.3 also launches an exciting new CFP for an upcoming issue
"Alternative Governance in Science Fiction"

Click the link below for more details

https://t.co/H491gj8bAT

[Emily Thomas @emilytwrites]

I love #scifi, and having read “There Is No Antimemetics Division” have been working through rest of @qntm’s corpus. All brilliantly weird, and utterly *new*. I’ll be setting some of the short stories for my metaphysics students.
@qntm - thank you for writing them.

[𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧 @DavidBrin]

In NAUTILUS Namir Khaliq interviews me, Docrorow, Bujold, Stross, Jemison & Weir about how science influences science fiction, especially in a time of looming AI. Come for insights.

https://t.co/njxKurMnOY?

[SciFi Policy Project @scifipolicy]

Scifipolicy clickbait!

(Though, not sure there’s a serious case to be made on Star Ward having *policy* value…themes of heroism and corruptibility are generally fun)

[SpaceNews @SpaceNews_Inc]

Star Trek vs Star Wars Debate at 39th Space Symposium: Who Won? https://t.co/8fC84NlB96

[Amber Bowen @amber_bowen]

I am teaching a class called Philosophy and Literature in the fall. What are your favorite literary works that are especially philosophically intriguing?

[Ryan Britt @RyancBritt]

For those nominating for the 2024 #Hugo Awards, please, please, PLEASE consider nominating my book #TheSpiceMustFlow for Best Related Work. It’s all of #Dune in 300 pages with original interviews, research and fun! If you’re remotely curious, I’ll mail you a physical book ASAP!

[C Thi Nguyen @add_hawk]

In Neal Stephenson’s Fall, the event that changes everything isn’t super intelligent AI, but the open-source release of a language bot that could generate unlimited spam.

Anyway, that just happened.

[Jörg Matthias Determann @JMDetermann]

Thank you so much and بہت بہت شکریہ to Salman Hameed for interviewing me for his pioneering show Kaainati Chai (meaning Universe Tea)! Our episode is entitled “First Contact and Pakistani Science Fiction.” https://t.co/nit4Yxd9zP

[Philosophy of Engineering @Phil_Engineer]

Fun policy/ science fiction article, contrasting the excellent TV show 'For All Mankind''s themes on space ethics, to recent ethics-related remarks by the NASA Deputy Administrator.

(FaMK fans should not worry about literal spoilers!)

[Ryan Britt @RyancBritt]

Happy to report that my new #Dune nonfiction book #TheSpiceMustFlow is ranked #1 in @amazon's New Releases in Science Fiction & Fantasy Literary Criticism! https://t.co/nuwUmYJYUw

[Warwick Davis @WarwickADavis]

I meet lovely people on a daily basis who are fans of #Willow, who are the reason the @DisneyPlus Series was made. Please tell me @WaltDisneyCo, what do I say to these subscribers when they ask why they can’t watch the series any more? #embarrassing

[Aaron J. Waltke @GoodAaron]

Wow! #StarTrekProdigy Season 1B entered the Top 20 of all BluRay sales in its opening weekend!

Equally impressive is that it and Loki are the only TV shows to make the list.

Thank you, #StarTrek fandom. You are making a difference. 🖖🏼

https://t.co/xUTnQJtqF3