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Uber’s flying taxi service – that glorious sci-fi dream – still plans to launch its first takeoffs by 2023. One major caveat, however, is that unlike regular taxis which can freely zip about the streets, UberAIR taxis need access to the sky and a place to land. That’s where “Skyports” come in: special areas localized […]
NC The Librarian, Property a collection and Whistle in the Dark Whistle In The Dark by Emma Healey (Viking, £12.99) Her reappearance is a relief but Lana, who has a head injury and ligature marks on her ankles, resolutely refuses to say where she has been or what happened to her. The troubled 15-year-old had […]
Spacefaring scientist Synch crash lands on an unknown planet with his robot companion Noide. Things are taking an interesting turn when they are drawn into a war – featuring swords and sorcery. Fantasy and Science Fiction don’t always mix that well, but Azure Saga: Pathfinder seems to make this work just fine. Mechanically, Azure Saga: […]
Facebook has had some bumpy years. Critics, especially Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, have no intention of letting the crisis go to waste. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a99d0701091334c9f734244/master/pass/RobertThomson-h_00000219894414.jpg
Every week in /Answers, we answer a new pop culture-related question. In this edition, we celebrate the release of Annihilation by asking “What is your favorite hard science fiction movie?” For our purposes here, we’re defining “hard science fiction” as sci-fi that bases its concepts in actual science or builds it’s narrative around far-reaching concepts and ideas. […]
THE MOTHER’S SECRET by Clare Swatman Pan, £7.99 ••••• KATE and Georgie are close sisters. They were brought up by their single mother Jan but while Kate was allowed lots of freedom as a child, Georgie was always encouraged to stay close to home. Georgie has decided that it is time to see more of […]
jrs4/Flickr Fast food chains know how to make their food look good in advertisements. Real life, however, is a different story. In honor of all the times you’ve salivated over a Big Mac you saw on a billboard only to be disappointed by the Big Mac you actually received at McDonald’s, we compared fast food ads to […]
Ian Waldie/Getty Images The most common biometric security features include fingerprint scanning, facial recognition, voice recognition and iris scanning. Biometric features on smartphones did not truly become mainstream until 2013. Many smartphones have multiple biometric options, which users can set for different purposes. It seems as if every premium smartphone — and even many of the not-so-premium […]
With Wormwood, documentary filmmaker Errol Morris creates his boldest, most thought provoking film yet. A delirious, haunting blend of talking-head documentary and narrative reenactment; a true crime saga that doubles as a government conspiracy polemic. A saga wrought with mystery, grief, scandal, and puzzlement. There’s never really been anything quite like this. Dramatic reenactments of real-life moments […]
Smart home speakers have quickly become the hot gadget people didn’t know they wanted. They can answer your movie trivia questions, call a cab, turn your heating on and do your shopping for you. They’re gaining new features every day, but are more than just a utility product. These speakers are a ripe platform for […]
