...
...

science fiction news

The Electric State X Reviews: Film shocks fans with its failures; ‘like AI slop’

Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt starrer The Electric State
Published on Mar 19, 2025 10:13 PM IST

Ian McEwan's next novel, 'What We Can Know,' is science fiction 'without the science'

Ian McEwan's next novel, 'What We Can Know,' is science fiction 'without the science'
Updated on Feb 07, 2025 07:35 PM IST

Robert Pattinson leads Bong Joon-ho’s new sci-fi movie Mickey 17; watch

Robert Pattinson stars in new trailer
Published on Jan 23, 2025 01:49 PM IST

HT reviewer Suhit Bombaywala picks his favourite read of 2024

“This isn’t a sunny, blithe imagination, but stark and broody as it is, it has a redemptive core – a compassionate, tragic ambiance leavened by a richly detailed universe, mythological resonance, and sheer delight of a literary kind.” (Gollancz)
Published on Dec 21, 2024 11:45 AM IST

Vimal Chandra Pandey on Bhojpuri’s first sci-fi film ‘Maddhim’: Wanted to tell a cinematic story in my mother tongue

Vimal Chandra Pandey on Bhojpuri’s first sci-fi film ‘Maddhim’: Wanted to tell a cinematic story in my mother tongue
Updated on Nov 30, 2024 05:03 PM IST

Lavanya Lakshminarayan: “Sci-fi is a reflection of what makes us human”

Author Lavanya Lakshminarayanan (Courtesy the publisher)
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 08:58 PM IST

Dune: Prophecy's Josh Heuston knows fans call him ‘Budget Timothée Chalamet’

Dune: Prophecy star Josh Heuston
Published on Nov 19, 2024 01:12 PM IST

Book Box | Why leaders should read science fiction

PREMIUM
Ender's Game
Published on Aug 24, 2024 06:29 PM IST

Review: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

A portal to another time? (Shutterstock)
Updated on Jul 24, 2024 08:38 PM IST

Snake that eats its own tail, for ever and ever

PREMIUM
Robert A Heinlein
Published on May 12, 2024 01:36 AM IST

Chinese media slams 3 Body Problem for promoting ‘American cultural hegemony’

Netflix 3 Body Problem facing heat in China
Published on Apr 01, 2024 09:49 AM IST

The Matrix turns 25: Rare sci-fi movie where nothing is dumbed down

Keanu Reeves made a comeback in style with The Matrix
Updated on Mar 31, 2024 05:46 PM IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on January 2

Catch It Live on Jan 2.
Updated on Jan 02, 2024 01:58 PM IST

Page to screen: Under the Skin

PREMIUM
Scarlett Johannson in Under the Skin. (Film still)
Published on Oct 26, 2023 05:55 PM IST

Four-wing drive: Flying cars are taking off, but are we ready for them?

PREMIUM
(Clockwise) The XPeng X2, Klein Vision AirCar and Embraer’s Eve are in various stages of development by companies based in China, Slovakia and Brazil. An estimated 250 companies worldwide are currently working on flying-car prototypes.
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 05:59 PM IST

Don’t fear an AI-induced jobs apocalypse just yet

PREMIUM
Fears over the job-displacing effects of technology are, of course, nothing new
Published on May 30, 2023 08:05 PM IST

Scientifically Speaking | Crying plants: When science fiction predicts science

PREMIUM
Here’s what the researchers found when they placed microphones next to plants in soundproof boxes. They make sounds when they’re stressed.
Published on Apr 06, 2023 08:27 PM IST

Chloe Grace Moretz says The Peripheral is 'sci-fi with a heart'

Chloe Grace Moretz stars in Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s new sci-fi offering The Peripheral.
Published on Oct 22, 2022 08:00 AM IST

Twinkle Khanna shares 3 book recommendations ‘for a brief respite’ amid Covid-19

Twinkle Khanna shares 3 book recommendations ‘for a brief respite’ amid the ongoing conflicts and Covid-19 gloom
Updated on May 23, 2021 08:19 PM IST

Are we ready for bots with feelings? Life Hacks by Charles Assisi

In the 2008 Pixar film Wall-E, a robot that’s operated alone for centuries meets and falls in love with another bot, starting a relationship with serious implications for mankind.
Updated on Dec 13, 2020 02:19 PM IST

Review: Centralia by Poulomi Basu

Forests of Abhujhmargh, Chhatisgarh.
Updated on Sep 25, 2020 06:54 PM IST

Producer-actor Ritika Anand on JL50: ‘Parts of our hearts broke when we decided on OTT release’

Actor Ritika Anand makes her production debut with JL50.
Published on Sep 11, 2020 09:08 PM IST

Step inside a world of supercars with the OPPO Find X2 Pro

Limited edition
Updated on Feb 02, 2021 02:36 PM IST

Celebrating 100 years of Satyajit Ray: Satyajit Ray’s best-kept secret: by Gulzar -Part 3

Apart from being a great director, Satyajit Ray was a master writer as well
Updated on Jun 28, 2020 09:50 AM IST

Famous works and quotes by Jules Verne, author of Around The World In Eighty Days and others

Famous works and quotes by Jules Verne, author of Around The World In Eighty Days and others.
Updated on Mar 24, 2020 05:22 PM IST

Writers can’t be skewed because of fear: Twinkle Khanna

Twinkle Khanna
Updated on Feb 19, 2020 02:21 PM IST

Isaac Asimov: Shining icon of science fiction

Isaac Asimov won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.
Updated on Feb 04, 2020 06:27 PM IST

Round2hell: The Youtube channel that gives you comedy, science fiction and more| Cyber Heroes

A scene from Round2hell’s video called Aladdin.
Updated on Dec 24, 2019 04:23 PM IST