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January 16, 2017

Black Mirror: Blocking

Sci-Fi Themes Black Mirror, blocking, crime, freedom, human nature, justice, psychological struggle, punishment

Let’s explore the idea of blocking as presented in the series Black Mirror.

November 10, 2016

Book 8: Lost Horizon: A Novel of Shangri-La

Book Reviews belief, doubt, freedom, James Hilton, paradise, science fiction, utopia

My review of Lost Horizon by James Hilton, the eighth book on my list!

October 20, 2016

The Ethics of Westworld

Sci-Fi Themes crime, ethics, freedom, morality, playing God, robots, science fiction, slavery

Today I’d like to talk about my favourite new sci-fi show Westworld and some of the ethical questions it raises.

July 11, 2016

Book 6: R.U.R.

Book Reviews dystopia, free will, freedom, human nature, Karel Capek, labour, playing God, production, progress, robots, science fiction, slavery, work

My review of the amazing R.U.R., the first story to make use of the word robot!

May 16, 2016

Utopia/Dystopia

Sci-Fi Themes dystopia, free will, freedom, human nature, post-utopia, utopia

Today I’d like to talk a little bit about the post-utopian theme found in The Time Machine (and other sci-fi stories of course).

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