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Is this the right place for technical review of sci-fi concepts?
My arXiv preprint on a crewed interstellar spacecraft
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Evaluating the Scientific Accuracy of an EMP in a Hard Sci-Fi Novel
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Could ball-lightning weapons be feasible in the future?
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Awesome Sci Fi Series that’s hard to explain
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Anybody read the Three Body problem trilogy from Cixin Liu? (SPOILERS)
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Can Alcubierre Warp Drive technology be affected by gravity wells?
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Library classification of mathematical fiction
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What’s a good name for a phenomenon where time moves differently?
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Is There a Maximum Mass Limit for Black Holes?
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Force Required To Destroy Three Planets
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (upcoming sequel)
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Will the Government Authorize Killing Zombies in a Zombie Apocalypse Scenario?
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Asimov's Psychohistory: Possible on a sufficiently large scale?
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Is Shrek Hypocritical in Its Message on Appearance?
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What Are the Most Fascinating Exotic Weapons in Sci-Fi?
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Ray Kurzweil and What elements could exotic baryons create?
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New Star Wars film "announced"....
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George's secret key to the Universe -- Lucy Hawking & Stephen Hawking
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Can FTL Travel Be Used as a Weapon in Sci-Fi?
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Graviton generator/emitter/antennae
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What hypothetical properties would negative energy have?
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Virus and Zombies (Resident Evil and ?)
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Star Trek: Picard -- anyone seen it yet?
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Can Time Travel Films Address Ecological Catastrophes and Pandemics?
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Wigner's Friend and algorithmic information
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Altered Carbon Season 2 -- Better to have read the novel or not?
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Realism of Seaquest DSV Submarine Design: Fact or Fiction?
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Why Do Sea Levels Change Differently Around the World?
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Some hypothetical limits for the Star Wars universe?
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Finding the Strongest Low-Density Material
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L. Ron Hubbard - the art, not the man
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Destiny: space does not exist, only time and a suite of commands?
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Maximum mechanical actuator strength allowed by physics
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Teleporting a modern smartphone in 1980
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Will the Einstein Ring Change as the Mass Moves Towards the Observer?
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Fooey, 'Underwater' is not the movie I hoped it might be....
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Could Monomolecular Blades Realistically Cut Through Tank Armor?
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Eccentric winter and summer cycles
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Mass of the Earth Traveling at 500,000 mph?
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Different Loudness Sound Waves and Destructive Inteference
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Star Wars Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker (Spoiler thread)
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What are your thoughts on 'Ad Astra' and Will Smith's upcoming Gemini Man?
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How plausible would be an object like The Way from Greg Bear's Eon?
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Star Wars Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker (Upcoming)
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Which of these would be the hardest to do (based on known science)?
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Is ablative laser propulsion a better option than Ion engines?
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DS9's Odo and Other Shape Shifters
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Advice for a Chemistry-Based DND Concept
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I'm attempting to train a quantum dog (Rusty), suggestions?
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Terminator: Dark Fate Movie Review
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Is the New Terminator's Technology a Step Backward from T2?
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep vs Blade Runner
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The Mandalorian (upcoming Star Wars tv series, 2019)
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Did 1950's sci-fi have it right?
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Can the Invisible Man Reboot Exceed the Success of Kevin Bacon's Hollow Man?
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Ghost in the Shell (1995 & 2017)
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Why Do Some Sci-Fi Reboots Fail to Impress?
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Was KSP a somewhat accurate space flight simulator?
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Earth-like planet with 2x surface area, but same surface gravity?
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War of the Worlds 1988-90: Remembering a Dark, Dystopian Episode w/ Denis Forest
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Do you have to be beyond smart to be an engineer in the Star Wars galaxy?
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Can the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) Dephase?
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The Origins of Vampires and Werewolves: Tracing the Myth Throughout History
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Building a Planet: Considerations for a Habitable Solar System
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Can the big bang be compared to how video games start?
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How Can Drones Create Holograms in the Sky?
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The Matrix and quantum mechanics
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Can a Death Star weapon actually be built?
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Krypton Humanoids: The Possibility of Aliens Evolving to Look Like Humans
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Is is just me, or is FTL dead in SF?
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Tidal force in the sci-fi book "The Integral Trees"
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China Develops Laser Gun Like Star Wars: Burns Through Skin
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Implications of a closed universe and recollapse
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Air leak on a Star Trek-style shuttle - what happens?
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Why is Avatar the Number 1 Movie of the Century?
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Creating slag through magnetic compression
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What avenue of physics can a scientist in the Star Wars galaxy study?
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Could living things survive on radioactive energy?
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Horror Movies that give you chills
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TV shows, movies, and books that are ruined for you by physics
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What will the world be like with immortal Hitlers?
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Satellite Weapons | Dark Rivers of the Heart Spoiler
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How do 3-D wormholes work/shift space compared to 2-D portals?
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Culling Humans: The Science of a Perfect Consumer/Predator
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Can constant electrical current heat water?
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Gravity and Life: What's Too Much for Existence?
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What would happen if a Pokéball expelled 999.8kgs of air in 1 second?
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Juvenile Brontosaurus Spotted on Isla Nublar Beaches: A Fascinating Discovery!
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Anyone watching Game of Thrones? (spoilers)
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Is it madness if someone thinks that telepathy is possible?
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Biomechanical constraints on vagile autotrophs
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Asimov on Science Fiction: the Reaction, not the Action
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Theoretical Higher spatial dimensions question
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New metal gear 3D model in Blender
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Surviving the Apocalypse: The Future of Computing Technology
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Did You Enjoy the Hilarious Alternate Realities of the '90s?
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Star ship building: What elements are needed to build the ship?
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How easily can a high amperage electric fence be shorted out?
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Good sci-fi movies about the afterlife
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Handwavium and other precious elements
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