Faced with events that transcend borders, science fiction novels contend with interconnectedness around and beyond Earth. (Shutterstock) July 19, 2020 Science fiction explores the interconnectedness revealed by the coronavirus pandemic Mayurika Chakravorty, Carleton University Science fiction novels have long addressed events — including disease and alien invasion — that reflect issues of global concern, much like the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Amy Adams in Arrival. Paramount Pictures June 13, 2017 Language alters our experience of time Panos Athanasopoulos, Lancaster University Learning languages rewires the brain and changes how we perceive time.
Amy Adams and the weird pods. Paramount Pictures November 11, 2016 Arrival review: first-contact film finds new way to explore the ‘otherness’ of aliens Emily Alder, Edinburgh Napier University New sci-fi movie has a fascinating approach to an old question.