science fiction

Filmmaker Rodney Ascher join WLRN's Carlos Frías to discuss his documentary film "A Glitch in The Matrix." The film explores the simulation theory from the perspective of experts and "eyewitnesses" who fear—or hope—that we world we're living in is not actually real.

The FDA has taken a first step towards green-lighting cultivated meat. The agency gave a safety nod to Upside Foods, which provided documentation to show their meat grown from animal cells is safe.

The first Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book was published in October 1979. Fans are looking back at how the series has endured in popularity and why it's still relevant.

Linden A. Lewis's debut novel — first in a trilogy — mixes swashbuckling, social commentary and compelling queer characters in its tale of three warring factions in a spacefaring society.

For fans who have dreamed about the return of Jean-Luc Picard to Star Trek, actor Patrick Stewart might as well borrow his character's classic catchphrase and say, "Make it so."

Beam everybody down, Scotty. Or to downtown Miami, to be exact.From Jan. 17 to 19, the Hyatt Regency is set to be invaded by all kinds of interplanetary…

07/15/13 - Monday’s Topical Currents begins with the latest information about osteoporosis, a bone disease which can lead to fractures. A surgeon…