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The Popularity of 50 Shades of Grey

The Popularity of 50 Shades of Grey

A successful business tycoon meets a gorgeous college student, and while deeply attracted to each other start a dominant-submissive relationship. Both engage in almost every erotic idea you can come up with, including bondage and butt spanking, and yet they’re ...

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Cities in Fact and Fiction: An Interview with William Gibson

The city looms large in the fiction of author William Gibson. In the September issue of Scientific American, Gibson's essay, "Life in the Meta-City," details how cities increase "the number and randomization of potential human and cultural contacts" and how they serve as "vast, multilayered engines of choice." Cities that cease to provide choice--or which try to overcontrol their denizens--lose their spark and sometimes perish. In the interview that follows, Gibson shares his perceptions about existing cities and their links to his fiction.

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Visions: No Worlds Left To Conquer

In the series “Visions,” science fiction about the very latest research will be paired with analysis looking into the facts behind the fiction.

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