Talking to Bots: Symbiotic Agency and the Case of Tay

Year: 2016

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Talking to Bots: Symbiotic Agency and the Case of Tay

Gina Neff and Peter Nagy International Journal Of Communication Download article

Science Fiction Frames: The Repository

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Responsibility and Emerging Technologies: Experiences, Education and Beyond

By D.M. Bowman et al. Forward by Bennett, M., Bowman, D., Dijkstra, A.

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ASU writing contest breathes new life into climate-change conversation

Arizona State University unveils climate fiction anthology

Book features authors from six different countries alongside science fiction luminaries Paolo Bacigalupi, Kim Stanley Robinson

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It’s Alive! Frankenstein’s Influence 200 Years Later

By Sarah Ventre, KJZZ 91.5 FM

Science Fiction Frames: Moon and the Dream of Unlimited Energy

Sherryl Vint

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Future Tense Fiction

In April 2016 CSI launched a new experiment with the Future Tense Channel at Slate: a regular writing series featuring original science fiction stories by well-known authors. We launched Future

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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a modern myth; a 200-year-old science-fiction story with themes of human creativity, societal responsibility and scientific ethics. Two centuries later, these themes continue to resonate in our technological age.  As

The Frankenstein Bicentennial Dare

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The Dare

Two centuries ago, on a dare to tell the best scary story, 19-year-old Mary Shelley imagined an idea that became the basis for Frankenstein. Mary’s original concept became the novel that arguably kick-started the genres of science fiction and Gothic horror, but also provided an enduring myth that shapes how our society continues to grapple with creativity, science, technology, and their consequences. Two hundred years later, inspired by that classic dare, CSI launched a series of creative challenges inspiring amateur and professional writers to reflect on questions of science, ethics, creativity, and responsibility.

Jason X, Snapchat, and the Double-Edged Machete of Nostalgia

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A Storied Future: Future Tense Fiction

By Emma Greguska, ASU Now