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Science
Fiction in the News Articles
Related to material in Colony
by Philip K. Dick
"The worst part of having an alien enemy is that you can't always be sure whether it's an enemy - especially if you can't find it."
('Colony' by Philip K. Dick)
Paranoid classic from PKD; a group of space explorers lands on an unknown planet. Everything looks very favorable for colonization; but where are the lethal plants and animals? There don't appear to be any. Then, the deadly duplicates of ordinary objects begin to appear.
Science fiction in the News articles describe real-world events that relate to the ideas and inventions in sf novels and movies. Select a news article:
Airbnb Has AI Psychiatrist Looking At Your Facebook
'It's illegal to hold back information during a psyche test.'
Algorithm Predicts Marriage Success (HAL 9000 Will See You Now)
'I can tell from your voice harmonics, Dave, that you're badly upset....' - Arthur C. Clarke
'Seabreeze' Apple And UCLA Project To Beat Depression
'It's illegal to hold back information during a psyche test,' the machine said peevishly.' - Philip K. Dick, 1953.
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re: Edmond Hamilton
(11/3/2024)
re: Neal Stephenson
(11/1/2024)
re: Philip K Dick
(10/29/2024)
