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Real culture on show in sci-fi world

China Daily 03 Nov 2021

A new novel by the Hugo Award winner Hao Jingfang, which was released at the recent 2021 Children's Science Fiction Conference in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, incorporates Chinese cultural elements and history into sci-fi narratives.

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Deepa Rajagopalan wins 2021 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award

The Patriotic Vanguard 02 Nov 2021

Unpublished writers are invited to submit short stories, creative non-fiction, journalism, and poetry to a jury of distinguished PEN Canada members for a chance to win $3,000 and mentorship from a Canadian author ... This is an original, dynamic voice poised to enrich the culturally varied field of Canadian fiction.”.

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Adding more possibilities to Chinese sci-fi development

China.dot.org 02 Nov 2021

He also has plans to build China's first public sci-fi museum.Wu Yan, sci-fi scholar, writer, and professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology, delivers a speech at the opening of the Science Fiction Summit Forum in Chongqing, Oct.

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Public universities are trailing U of I in the vaccine race

Chicago Business 02 Nov 2021

A student receives a COVID-19 vaccination at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale ... Pritzker’s executive order mandating COVID-19 vaccinations set universal rules for colleges and universities ... How the U of I made 'science fiction' real ... Not all universities ...

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Chinese cultural elements seep into sci-fi world

Shenzhen Daily 01 Nov 2021

A new novel by the Hugo Award winner Hao Jingfang, which was released at the recent 2021 Children’s Science Fiction Conference in Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, incorporates Chinese cultural elements and history into sci-fi narratives.

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Science fiction and grandfather’s views shaped Musk, historian says

Business Day 01 Nov 2021

Jill Lepore, a historian at Harvard University, suggests Musk was shaped by his adolescent love of science fiction and the strange, science-obsessed politics of his Canadian grandfather ... be replaced by a new universal currency, based on a unit of heat, to be known as the erg.

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Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ captures the novel’s essence

The Spokesman-Review 01 Nov 2021

I’m referring, of course, to the 1965 science-fiction epic that won both a Hugo and a Nebula award. That book introduced us to the sprawling universe dreamed up by Frank Herbert that revolves around the character of Paul Atreides, the desert world of Arrakis and the mysterious spice that is desired by all.

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The Guardian view on spooky science: AI needs regulating before it’s too late | Editorial

The Guardian 01 Nov 2021

... to build it “Progress in AI is something that will take a while to happen, but doesn’t make it science fiction.” So Stuart Russell, the University of California computing professor, told the Guardian at the weekend.

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The Metaverse is here

Free West Media 01 Nov 2021

The word “metaverse” is a portmanteau of “meta” and “universe”. The term was coined in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash, where humans, as avatars, interact with each other and software agents, in a three-dimensional virtual space that uses the metaphor of the real world ... Home page ....

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The Guardian view on spooky science: AI needs regulating before it’s too late

The Observer 01 Nov 2021

“Progress in AI is something that will take a while to happen, but [that] doesn’t make it science fiction.” So Stuart Russell, the University of California computing professor, told the Guardian at the weekend. The scientist said researchers had been “spooked” by their own success in the field ... The risks, however, are not being properly weighed ... .

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The 30 best movies on Disney Plus to watch right now (November 2021)

Games Radar 01 Nov 2021

If you ask us, the best movies on Disney Plus stack up against any library or roster of films available on any streaming service. Period ... But that amount of choice can be seriously overwhelming ... Soul ... Disney ... These movies have crafted a fictional universe so rich and deep, there’s the constant threat that once you fall in you might never come out.

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10 TV Shows You Didn't Realise Were Set In The Same Universe

What Culture 31 Oct 2021

Although most shows are self contained fictional worlds that exist separate from the rest of TV, there are some that actually connect to other shows in pretty unexpected ways ... By doing this, the creators are implying this larger fictional universe that encompasses multiple shows, even if the crossover is mostly just for comedy purposes.

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Frontliners cheer as Penang mega PPV officially closed

Malaysian National News Agency 31 Oct 2021

REGION - NORTHERN. Frontliners cheer as Penang mega PPV officially closed. Superheroes from different fictional universes assembled at the Setia Spice Arena mega COVID-19 vaccination centre (PPV) to spread joy and support. " data-media="">. 31/10/2021 07.12 PM ... —BERNAMA ... Our news is published at www.bernama.com ; BERNAMA TV on ... Facebook ... Twitter .

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FICTION: YOUNG AND PAKISTANI IN AMERICA

Dawn 31 Oct 2021

While it is generally agreed that the themes available in the young adult universe are expansive and can include those found in adult fiction, there is a commonly accepted focus on subject matters which relate to friendship, first loves, relationships and, most importantly, the concept of one’s own identity.

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Be vigilant with fact-and-fiction blended content

The Manila Times 30 Oct 2021

One could get fooled by the half-truths where there is a blending of fact and fiction ... Adding money beside the sticker is fiction ... "We stand by the Degree confirmation which was issued by the University of Oxford. It is up to anyone to question or challenge this with the said university if they so please." ... They checked with Oxford University.