Science fiction has been a vehicle for humanity exploring its deepest fears and highest aspirations. But to gatekeepers of the film world, sci-fi is always nothing more than pulpy shlock.

Futurama might have an unorthodox but workable solution to solving the woes of global warming. Minus the flaming robot farts, of course.

Part two of the sci-fi experiment featuring a space opera built around this blog's favorite themes...

Avatar is an accidental tale of Singularitarian transhumanism with an environmentalist twist.

A sci-fi experiment incorporating some of this blog's favorite themes...

If sci-fi says more about our hopes and fears than about the future, what sort of sci-fi would our prehistoric ancestors produce?

Unfortunately, District 9 seems like a realistic look at how we'd treat an alien species that can't really defend itself from us.

Unfortunately, some of the most popular sci-fi weapons are only impressive because they sound cool...

You probably don't want Scotty to beam you up. Whatever he assembles on the other end won't be you.

If you're planning to download your brain into a computer, you may want to reconsider.