Soothsayers of science fiction

Contempt for democracy and the perversion of classical liberalism

Two contrasting visions of humanity’s future in space

So, an extraterrestrial, a robot and an astronaut walk into a bar… sorry, I’m sure you’ve heard that one. Anyway, science-fiction in its past guise was a world of optimism and adventure, the ‘Golden A

What questions should today’s writers and artists be asking? Responses from authors at the Hay Festival and the TLS

Artificial intelligence used to mean something different. Or at least it did to me, back in the time of blocky, beige home computers and bold prognostications about the end of history—the 1990s. Video

The driverless car now seems to have become a risky, possibly even toxic prospect for a great many industry powers. Having invested keenly, the big traditional players – Ford, Volkswagen, General Moto