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Check out new indie sci-fi short film COGNITION, starring Jeremy Irvine and Andrew Scott - now available on demand..

What is the true identity that hides behind the face we show the world? That’s one of the questions that filmmaker Kate Cox explores in the indie sci-fi short film VERT, about a couple, Jeff and Emelia, who are gifted a virtual reality set that shows one’s “ideal self” for their wedding anniversary. Using their VR gift, they discover a secret that could shift their relationship indelibly. The film uses a sci-fi lens to examine what it means to accept others as they truly are, and the power of.

Tired of being stuck at home and ready to venture into the convention world again? We feel you. Cons are one of the things we miss the most right now, but it’s not time to meet in person yet. Still, there’s plenty happening online — like Scotland’s Capital Sci Fi Con 2021 (CSFC), taking place virtually on Saturday, March 13. The hugely popular pop culture, comic and movie convention is usually held over three days at Edinburgh Corn Exchange, with all proceeds going directly to Children’s Hospices Across Scotland.

Join the team at SETI for Movie Night featuring The Martian with special guest Andy Weir, who penned the bestselling book. SETI Institute senior astronomer Seth Shostak will introduce the film and moderate a Q+A with Andy following the showing. It’s happening February 23, 6:30–9:30 PM Pacific time. SETI Stars, the organization’s monthly donors, can join in early for a special happy hour with Andy before the movie. If you’d like to join the constellation of monthly donors and benefit from the many perks of the program, you can sign up here. .

Science fiction fans love science. We know we do, and we’re pretty sure you do too. That’s why we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite science stories from the week. Enjoy! More Habitable Worlds Looking to move off Earth? There are plenty of possibilities—as many as 300 million planets. Provided we could get to them, of course. Wormholes for the Win Can we travel through them? One astrophysicist sure thinks so. And others are saying they may have new ways of locating wormholes. Puts a whole new spin on Farscape. UFOs:.

Science fiction’s rich tradition in the short story realm is something that can’t be argued. Over the years, countless well-known, best-selling sci-fi authors have gotten their start with publications in pulp magazines like Amazing Stories. First published in March-April 1926, Amazing Stories was the first magazine dedicated fully to science fiction—making it a pioneer for magazines like Analog (1930) and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949). Over the years, Amazing Stories has had its ups and downs, but it has kept finding new life. Today, the magazine is helmed by publisher Steve Davidson, whose love for.

In the short indie sci-fi film BLANK SHORES, writer/director Alex Kyrou and producer Clare Shields explore an emotional topic that audiences might not immediately associate with speculative fiction—how the loss of a child impacts parents. But as movies like ARRIVAL, novels like BORNE and shorts like BLANK SHORES prove out, science fiction provides a powerful lens for viewing our very human struggles. We dug into the inspiration and making of BLANK SHORES with Alex and Clare, including a look at their Kickstarter campaign and their approach to filming. Here’s what they.

Who hasn’t wondered if robots can dance? It’s not just us, right? Well, the team at Boston Dynamics gave themselves the challenge to see just what kind of moves they could program into their robots to celebrate the end of what has been a rough year for a lot of people. And they aced the challenge, as you can see in this viral video that is prompting people to learn to do the Mashed Potato. It just goes to prove that anything is possible if you’re determined enough to.

In 2017, actor, writer and director Derek Ting, producer Eric Mark and their team released the entertaining indie sci-fi thriller AGENT I: INTELLIGENCE. With a story that taps into the concepts of alien invasion, the building of the pyramids, Area 51 and other classic sci-fi tropes with a twist, AGENT has gained a loyal audience. And that has paved the way for a sequel, AGENT II: REVELATION, which releases in January 2021.  The AGENT series tells the story of Jim Yung (played by Ting), who gains superpowers when he is exposed to an ancient dust.