Robots are designed with a specific purpose. They are complex machines, performing tasks that make life easier. A computer with arms and legs that can do (almost) everything a human can has been the ...

Science fiction has always asked us to imagine the future. But for decades, that imagined future rarely featured women in charge. Certainly, there were exceptions, notably the iconic ones, such as ...

Science fiction, you (allegedly) have a sexism problem. In an incisive article for the The Guardian's book blog, Damien Walter lays out a stark gender disparity: of the 29 Grandmasters of Science ...

*For many science fiction and fantasy readers, these last names command the spotlight and respect: [J.R.R.] Tolkien, [George R. R.] Martins, [Frank] Herbert, and [Arthur C.] Clarke Within the new crop ...