Book review

Jun 9, 2019
11 min

#Scifi, #AI – It has always been thus – Jason Begley

Fiction is playing an increasingly important role in shaping the debate and discussion on the future of warfare. In this short story, Jason

Mar 10, 2019
6 min

#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: AugoStrat Awakenings, Part II – Mick Ryan

We are pleased to welcome back Mick Ryan with the second instalment of his short story AugoStrat Awakenings. You can find the first part of

Mar 3, 2019
4 min

#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines – Chris McInnes

The Terminator series is something of a touchstone for popular thinking regarding artificial intelligence. Chris McInnes joins the #SciFi, #

Feb 27, 2019
3 min

#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Childhood’s End –James Groves

James Groves joins us to review Arthur C. Clarke’s 1952 book, Childhood’s End. He suggests the book’s dystopian vision of omniscient

Feb 20, 2019
5 min

#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Chappie – David McFarlane

David McFarlane joins the #SCiFi, #AI and the Future of War series with this discussion of the movie Chappie, directed by Neill Blomkamp.

Feb 10, 2019
4 min

#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: The Imperial Radch – Jason Begley

Jason Begley reviews The Imperial Radch trilogy for our #SciFi, #AI and the Future of War series, highlighting the value of the non-human

Feb 6, 2019
3 min

#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Good News from the Vatican – Shane Dunn

Shane Dunn joins our #SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War series to discuss Good News from the Vatican by Robert Silverberg. The book presents

Feb 3, 2019
6 min

#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Trusted – Marija Jovanovich

Marija Jovanovich joins our #SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War series with a short, and very human, story on the ups and downs of future...

Jan 23, 2019
4 min

#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: Colossus: The Forbin Project – Michael Spencer

The next contribution in our #Scifi, #AI and the future of war series comes from Michael Spencer, who reviewed the 1970 movie; Colossus: The

Jan 20, 2019
3 min

#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Carl Rhodes

Carl Rhodes joins us to look at the artificial intelligence, autonomy, and human-machine teaming implications for Philip Dick’s 1968 book Do

Jan 16, 2019
2 min

#Scifi, #AI and the Future of War: Accelerando – Andrew Cruickshank

We welcome Andrew Cruickshank to our #Scifi #AI series with his review of Charles Stross’ 2006 book, Accelerando that explores the notion of

Jan 9, 2019
3 min

#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Fahrenheit 451 – Mark O’Neill

We welcome Mark O’Neill to launch our #scifi #AI series with his review of Ray Bradbury’s 1951 classic, Fahrenheit 451.

Jan 6, 2019
2 min

Science Fiction, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of War: An Introduction – Editorial

Reading science fiction drives us to think about the future and frees us from the constraints of the present, allowing us to see the trends

Mar 4, 2018
6 min

2026: Operation Iranian Freedom – <em>Phil Walter, Diane Maye, and Nathan Finney</em>

4 March 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series o...

Oct 21, 2016
4 min

Ghost Fleet: A Review – <em>Jason Begley</em>

Though a work of fiction, Ghost Fleet stimulates the reader’s thinking about a broad range of ideas and issues, encouraging open-mindedne...

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