There are so many competing definitions of “science fiction”that we could be here all day arguing about which one is correct. But back in 1909, a writer named Maurice Renard wrote an essay explaining ...

Science fiction is the literature of our times, the fuel of our imaginations and the source of our favorite imaginary worlds. But what do we mean when we talk about “science fiction?” Here are some of ...

In 2008, the National Academy of Sciences put forth a textbook-ish definition of "science": "The use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, as well as the ...

The common use of "tentative" is generally regarded as a negative adjective, roughly synonymous with indecisive. In contrast, it's widely considered to be a strength of science. A major legal decision ...

In 1997, I stood in front of an fMRI scanner for the first time. I watched raw signal translate into living traces of thought, red and orange clouds floating on images of the brain. It felt like my ...