AI: Changing Us, Changing Them
Artificial Intelligence: the ability of computers to perform functions that normally require human intelligence. —Encarta World English Dictionary, 1999. Dr. Mark Humphrys of Dublin City University defines artificial intelligence as…
The Portrayal of Scientists in Science Fiction
Introduction Science fiction has influenced our cultural attitudes towards science and scientists from its earliest days. Memorable characters such as Dr. Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll, and Dr. Strangelove have entered the…
The Two Faces of Philip K. Dick
the last year or so, letters of Dick's have become known indicating that his "relationship" with the FBI was not solely passive on his part, nor chiefly that of victim.…
In Search of Dick’s Boswell
Paul Williams. Only Apparently Real: The World of Philip K. Dick. NY: Arbor House, 1986. 184pp. $ paper. Gregg Rickman. To the High Castle--Philip K. Dick: A Life, 1928-1962. Long…
The SF of Theory: Baudrillard and Haraway
the expansion of the technological construction of social life in the postmodern period, SF ceases to be a genre of art and becomes instead a mode of quotidian awareness. At…
Postcards from the Posthuman Solar System
the intersection of cybernetics and phenomenology, the body already operates as an interface between mind and experience, but in contemporary science fiction and horror, the body is also narrated as…
Editorial Introduction: Postmodernism’s SF/SF’s Postmodernism.
Are we late? Are we early? Can it be we're on time? Linking postmodernism and SF is hardly a new thing; many of SF's most sophisticated commentators have been doing…
The Nature of Dick’s Fantasies
Philip K. Dick. In Pursuit of Valis: Selections from the Exegesis. Ed. Lawrence Sutin. Novato, CA: Underwood-Miller, 1991. 277pp. $ cloth, $ paper. Philip K. Dick. The Selected Letters of…
Ridley Scott and Philip K. Dick
Judith B. Kerman, ed. Retrofitting Blade Runner: Issues in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University…
Mesoamerican Calendars
The Mesoamerican cultures of the pre-Conquest Aztecs and Maya appear dauntingly foreign to Western eyes, with their sacrificial rituals, vigesimal (base twenty) counting systems, and names like Huitzilopochtli. A few…
Logistic engineering
1 Logistic Engineering deals with the science of Logistics. Logistics is about the purchasing, transportation, storage, distribution, warehousing of raw materials, semi-finished/work-in-process goods and finished goods. Managing all these activities…
What is your Love Personality? Part 2
Those are the main trends that most people fall into following. This does not mean that a person who has a certain love trend cannot carry qualities from other trends,…
The Art of Touching
A national telephone company advertises a long-distance telephone slogan, "Reach out and touch someone." Each day, we need to reach out and touch those who are close to us. All…
Communication and Teamwork Can Help Prevent Feelings of Resentment In A Loving Relationship
How do we prevent feelings of resentment from entering into our loving relationships? In exploring this all-important issue, I feel it is critical that we remember, first, that not one…
Why Good Girls Love Bad Boys
We've all done it at one time or another. We whine to our friends about the lack of nice available guys, and then, when given the choice between a nice,…
What is your Love Personality?
It is an obvious fact that we can learn and know what true love is. What we are often not aware of though, is that there are different love trends.…
All work and no play…
Tips from I once heard someone describe romance as adult play. I like that concept. I personally believe true romance involves much more play than passion. While passion is important,…
Everything I Know About Dating, I Learned in Kindergarten
Explode your dating world. Reject all the rules, motherly advice, insipid ideas about what guys want, and other pop schlock. The time is now for a total annihilation of how…
Is This The One?
What's a reliable way to know if someone's right for you? There isn't one. How do you know for sure if you're ready to settle down? Who knows? Believe me,…
Friends or Lovers? The Brother Phenomenon
What happens when you want to ask a friend out on a date, but you're scared you'll hear, "No, thanks"? What can you do when potential mates think of you…