Why is there no sound in space?
Jan 11, 2021
In space, there is not a medium to transmit sound, so the battles going on in space would not be heard.
Etiqueta: science fiction
Literary journeys to the Moon
Dec 02, 2019
Centuries before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon, several fictional characters had already set foot on it. In the absence of any real means to do so, literature made the journey easier.
Zarathustra
Feb 04, 2019
We do not know what the science of future will bring, but we can assess that the mythical creation of Zarathustra survives.
A science fiction implant
Dec 02, 2017
Long before the first successful transplants were performed on humans, some writers had already written about them in fiction. Literature can contribute to the ethical and social debate surrounding transplants.
Scientific ethos and the cinematic zombie outbreak
Jul 22, 2015
This article examines the figure of the scientist in such fictional narratives and what these characterizations indicate about public attitudes toward science in our contemporary world.
«Interstellar»: Science and License
Dec 01, 2014
Warner Bross «Cinema and Science are not incompatible worlds». This was the title of Manuel Moreno Lupiañez's article included in Mètode's monograph «Science Frames», which dealt with the relationship between science and cinema. The frequent slip-ups, ever present in
Poe: scientific heart
Jul 23, 2014
If Verne and Wells were the fathers of science-fiction, Poe was its grandfather.
Science novels
Jul 23, 2014
In an ever-more complex world, it is absolutely imperative that we include science and technology and their effects in narratives which speak to us about humanity.