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Category Archives: Films
The New Age of Technology and Sports
According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, the overall number of student athletes in high school sports has consecutively increased for the 29thyear now. As students get older, this increase in popularity for sports will likely extend into college and to the professional level. Consistent with this prediction, statistics from professional leagues […] Continue reading
Posted in Film Analysis, Films, Games, robots, Science Fiction, SF, Televsion
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More than just a tree: Avatar and Heidegger’s “Standing Reserve”
James Cameron’s Avatar is by no means an original work. In one comedic picture after the movie aired, the Huffington Post derisively labeled it “’Pocahontas’ in Space.”[1] Moreover, it is not the only example of media that tries to espouse the viewer to think critically about our own relationship with nature and the world around […] Continue reading
Foreshadowing in “Ex Machina”
“Ex Machina” is a 2014 film in which programmer Caleb Smith, who works at a Google-like company, is not-so-randomly chosen for a private retreat at the CEO’s compound. The CEO—Nathan Bateman—lives alone, with the exception of a servant named Kyoko that doesn’t speak English and a humanoid robot named Ava. Caleb is brought to the […] Continue reading
Posted in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Ex Machina, Fiction, Films, gender, privacy, robot, robots, SF, Turing Test
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Music of the Future as Depicted in Science Fiction Films
Have you ever wondered how cultures might change in the future? Will people hold on to their customs, or will individual cultures dissipate into an ever-growing melting pot? Science fiction has somewhat answered that question through its filmic presentation of music in technologically advanced worlds. Science fiction has integrated technology into current musical and cultural […] Continue reading
Posted in Afro-futurism, art, Black Panther, Films, music, Science Fiction, SF, technological advancements, technology
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Consciousness and Personal Identity
A philosophical analysis of speculative fiction film Get Out Get Out is a speculative fiction film I’m sure many of you have seen. The premise: a community of wealthy white individuals that kidnap black people, and insert their brains—and consciousnesses—into the “physically advantageous” black people’s bodies. The consciousnesses of the black people go into the “sunken […] Continue reading
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Leave the Ethics at Home- It’s Superpower Time.
Growing up, I’m pretty sure we all asked each other the same question: If you could have any superpower, what would it be? There’s always the go-to flight because, c’mon, who wouldn’t want to see the world on a non-stop roller coaster?! Invisibility. Sneaking out just peaked. Telepathy. Because reading minds and putting thoughts into […] Continue reading
Posted in BGNIS, Biology, Chlorine6, CRISPR, Fantasy, FDAapproved, Films, genetic manipulation, Scientists, SF, superheroes, superpowers, Televsion
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Health care in the future?
Health care is a human right. We all have the right to the highest quality of physical and mental health care, which includes access to medical services, healthy working conditions, sanitation, and a clean environment. Since health care is so essential to human life, why have we rarely read about creative medical advancements in science […] Continue reading
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
While I was home over winter break, I found myself in the mood to read something new. A few years ago my family moved houses, and since I was leaving for college soon after I only kept books that I really loved—but thus had already read. So, the pickings on my bookshelf were pretty slim. […] Continue reading
Posted in Archetypes, Authors, Card, children, Ender's Game, Fiction, Films, Intelligence, interstellar, Lois Lowry, Nancy Kress, On Writing, Orson Scott Card, Science Fiction, SF, SF love, Stephen King, The Giver, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Stewart, Under the Dome, Writer's craft, writing, writing sci-fi
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Vampires, Zombies, and Trump — Oh, My!
The 2016 presidential election signaled countless changes to life in the United States: a president who tweets at 3 a.m., an all-powerful first daughter, attempts to repeal common-sense healthcare efforts, etc. The swearing-in of another Republican leader is also likely to affect the content in venues that might surprise some Americans: their local multiplexes. Followers […]
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