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Top Sci-Fi TV Shows: Manifest, Legacies, A Discovery of Witches, and More!
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Could Terraforming Ceres with a Smart Diamond Shell Be Possible?
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Other hypothetical types of life
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Calculation of the distance between planets on a given date
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Plasma Projectiles Versus Metal Armor
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Virtual Revolution Sci Fi Movie [2016]
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Can Magical Particles Emit Light When Agitated by Magic?
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Can the Heat Radiation Formula Enhance Magical Fireballs in Tabletop Gaming?
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Engine design -- Fusion powered rockets
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Neutrino vs. Photon Momentum at Fixed Energy
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EM Wave Amplitudes and Fictional Force Field
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Are Sci-Fi Movies Accurate Depictions of Aliens?
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Aliens with Control over Gravitons in the KHz Range
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Light sabers from the movies to the piste
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G-Force Tolerance and Heart Rate
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Artificial Gravity in Science Fiction
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Engineering (Science) Fiction - An Introduction
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Why are Armor Piercing Rounds Pointy?
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This arxiv.org article talks about a "maximum force"
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (Upcoming)
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No Charge Matter: Understanding Ki Blasts in Games
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Dragon Ball GURPS: Calculating Force Field Kinetic Energy
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Can Ant-Man Reach Below the Planck Scale?
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Swinging a Hollow Tube vs. Solid Cylinder
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Lasers Versus a Psychic Force Bubble
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Death by light saber - YouTube video
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What fantasy universe would you live in?
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Mortal Engines movie - Wired magazine looks at the science
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Flying saucer. Picture, project of a spacecraft
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Discovering Daredevil: The Real-Life Cases of Radar-Like Senses
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Superman created virtual particles?
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Is the Expanse's portrayal of science and technology realistic?
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Why the explanation of wormholes using paper grinds my gears
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Can Telekinesis Replace Magnetic Fields in Lightsaber Design?
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Question about space suits on Mars - for YA novel
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Outside Space-time sci-fi genres
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Could The Purge Concept Be Realized in Modern Society?
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What are your best sci-fi short films?
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Research for a book - question
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Empire Strikes Back Documentary (1980)
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Quicksilver's true ability discussion
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Upgrade and new good original Sci-Fi
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Strange Time Travel Stories on Ars Technica
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How is NASA advancing electric propulsion technologies for flight like Iron Man?
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What is your favorite Star Trek series
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Unlimited Possibilities: Replicating ID4's Force Field
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What Black Mirror episode is your favorite?
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Is 'Avengers: Infinity War' worth the hype?
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Science review of the movie Contact?
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Inertial Dampers: Solutions for Sci-Fi Concepts Like Iron Man & Spaceships
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Effects on the body if cells can't divide
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Can time slow down inside a black hole? The science behind 'Time Trap
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Do Predators Truly Rely Solely on Thermal Vision?
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What three books would you take?
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Is the New Meg Movie Scientifically Accurate?
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Time related story plot device question
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Researching Realistic Nuclear Fusion & Relativistic Physics for a Book
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Skyscraper's Fire Supression System
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If light speed (not in a vacuum) was about human walking speed ....
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Sci-fi Great Author Harlon Ellison has Died
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What is the largest possible Rotating wheel space station?
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The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
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Amazon's $1B Lord of the Rings TV Show
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Could Opening Gateways to Hell Be Possible Like in Hellraiser?
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Push Mercury out to Venus' orbit?
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Earth's Twin Planet: Can It Stay Behind the Sun?
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Will Star Trek Teleportation ever be possible?
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What happened at Heathrow airport on Star Wars Day?
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Is Yellow Submarine Still a Must-Watch 50 Years Later?
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New Jurassic Park in Eugene Oregon?
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Ready Player One: Don't Miss This Immersive VR Experience
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Artificial gravity on a ship without the whole ship rotating
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Lost In Space (Netflix Original)
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Star Wars: Episode IX (upcoming) wish list
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What Sci-Fi Stories Explore Harnessing the Higgs Field for Energy?
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How Do Time Slips Work in Physics?
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What Sci-Fi clichés do you resent?
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New Klingon Travel Center in Stockholm
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Differences between Fictional and Scientific Time Warps
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Question about Sci Fi Time Travel
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How Is a Star Wars Blaster Magnetic Field Maintained?
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Ursula K. LeGuin has passed away
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Any SF that foresaw the present?
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Are the Whiteboards in The Big Bang Theory Scientifically Accurate?
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Simulating Jules Verne Earth to the Moon trip?
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Could Time Travel In Fiction be applied to real life?
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Special Unit 2 Now Available on Amazon - Official Release
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Which interstellar "empire" do you like the most?
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Star Wars Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (upcoming)
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What is the latest book about a Moon base by author Andy Weir?
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Who Else Is Hooked on Stranger Things for the Sci-Fi and Stellar Acting?
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Hard Physics SF: The Three-Body problem
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Two Planets Touching: Is it Possible?
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Our Hero is in deadly peril, but there are seven more books
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Spok travels to the year 1930 on Earth
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Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens
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Is There a Need for a Hard Sci-Fi Magazine Focused on Real Ideas?
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Finally Some Answers - Alien: Covenant
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Interactive Holograms in Iron Man
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Arrival (2016): What Do You Think? SPOILER ALERT
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