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 the summer of 1987, movie audiences first met Robocop in the science fiction classic about violence and corrupt corporate power in a future, dystopian Detroit. But the title word is much older than ...

What do you really know about terms like warp drives and transporters? You likely associate them with Star Trek, but what else? You can expand your knowledge of these and other science-fiction words ...

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 ...

If you're a science fiction fan who enjoys getting lost in internet rabbit holes, may I suggest the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction? The site—newly revamped by Jesse Sheidlower, formerly of ...

Last week, I sat for an exam that induced more perspiration than was necessary. My previous exam had been more than a year ago and although the one last week was more of an informal affair (there were ...

What, exactly, does the “science of reading” mean? The phrase has become popular over the past several years, used as a shorthand for many of the instructional changes schools have adopted to bring ...

Sci-fi is exactly like rock music. Depending on who you ask, different people believe different definitions of science fiction apply. For most, concocting the secret formula for "real" science fiction ...

Re “Anthropology a Science? Statement Deepens a Rift” (news article, Dec. 10): From my perspective as editor in chief of American Anthropologist, the flagship journal of the American Anthropological ...