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Moonshot ideas, radical collaborations. Information to feed your imagination.

Science Fiction Frames: Calibrating AI’s Moral Compass

November 16, 2016July 2, 2019 by Nina Miller

Patrick McGurrin

Posted in Ideas, Imaginary Papers, Science Fiction FramesTagged artificial intelligence, medium, science-fiction, science-fiction-frames, technologyLeave a comment

Science Fiction Frames: The Repository

November 2, 2016July 2, 2019 by Nina Miller

Cody Staats

Posted in Ideas, Imaginary Papers, Science Fiction FramesTagged information-overload, medium, science-fiction, science-fiction-frames, technology, tvLeave a comment

Science, for Dummies?

September 27, 2016July 2, 2019 by Nina Miller

Patrick McGurrin

Posted in Ideas, Imaginary PapersTagged jargon, Language, medium, neuroscience, science, science-communicationLeave a comment

Science Fiction Frames: Mowing the Future

September 14, 2016July 2, 2019 by Nina Miller

Alex Halavais

Posted in Ideas, Imaginary Papers, Science Fiction FramesTagged Learning, medium, movies, science-fiction, science-fiction-frames, virtual realityLeave a comment

Daydream Genius

September 9, 2016July 2, 2019 by Nina Miller

Corey S. Pressman

Posted in Ideas, Imaginary PapersTagged creativity, daydreaming, imagination, medium, productivity, PsychologyLeave a comment

Science Fiction Frames: Moon and the Dream of Unlimited Energy

August 31, 2016July 2, 2019 by Nina Miller

Sherryl Vint

Posted in Ideas, Imaginary Papers, Science Fiction FramesTagged film, labor, medium, science-fiction, science-fiction-frames, technologyLeave a comment

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

August 10, 2016July 2, 2019 by Nina Miller

Bob Beard

Posted in Ideas, Imaginary PapersTagged horror, medium, movies, science-fiction, science-fiction-frames, snapchatLeave a comment

Situated Media, Sprouting

July 22, 2016July 2, 2019 by Nina Miller

Corey S. Pressman

Posted in Ideas, Imaginary PapersTagged gaming, innovation, medium, new-media, pokémon-go, storytellingLeave a comment

Science Fiction Frames: eXistenZ and Cybernetics

July 1, 2016July 2, 2019 by Nina Miller

Peter Nagy

Posted in Ideas, Imaginary Papers, Science Fiction FramesTagged horror, medium, movies, science-fiction, science-fiction-frames, technologyLeave a comment

Science Fiction Frames: Interstellar and Dystopian Optimism

June 29, 2016July 2, 2019 by Nina Miller

Samuel Arbesman

Posted in Ideas, Imaginary Papers, Science Fiction FramesTagged film, medium, movies, science-fiction, science-fiction-frames, spaceLeave a comment

How Do We Print Books on Mars?

June 25, 2016 by Nina Miller

Madeline Ashby

Posted in IdeasTagged books, Design, Mars, medium, science-fiction, spaceLeave a comment

Science Fiction Frames: Jurassic Park

June 23, 2016 by Nina Miller

Jamie Winterton

Posted in IdeasTagged medium, movies, science-fiction, science-fiction-frames, software, technologyLeave a comment

Machines Who Write and Edit

June 16, 2016 by Nina Miller

Annalee Newitz

Posted in IdeasTagged artificial intelligence, medium, science-fiction, technologyLeave a comment

Digital Analogues

June 8, 2016 by Nina Miller

Matt Scherer

Posted in IdeasTagged artificial intelligence, law, medium, techLeave a comment

Retail | Therapy

May 31, 2016 by Nina Miller

Corey S. Pressman

Posted in IdeasTagged fiction, medium, miranda-tree, science-fiction, shopping, Short storyLeave a comment

The Five Faces of Algorithms

May 27, 2016 by Nina Miller

Pamela Pavliscak

Posted in IdeasTagged algorithms, medium, user-experience, uxLeave a comment

(Not) Thinking About the Future of Climate Change

May 23, 2016 by Nina Miller

Anna Pigott

Posted in IdeasTagged climate change, environment, future, mediumLeave a comment

Leaving Trinity: Ten Ground-Zero Swerves

May 20, 2016 by Nina Miller

Matt Donovan

Posted in IdeasTagged atomic-bomb, creative writing, history, mediumLeave a comment

Science Fiction Frames: Don’t Dream It

May 19, 2016 by Nina Miller

Corey S. Pressman

Posted in IdeasTagged medium, movies, science-fiction, science-fiction-framesLeave a comment

Frank Armitage Was Here

April 8, 2016 by Nina Miller

Michael G Bennett

Posted in IdeasTagged film, medium, politics, science-fictionLeave a comment

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