There is an emerging threat to the United States that will “endanger everyone,” one that can cause “escalation and misunderstandings” and even increase “the risk of a crisis or conflict that might ...

The general plot is explored more deeply in a review from Salon’s Melanie McFarland, but briefly summarized, it is a story about violence and unconditional love set against a post-apocalyptic ...

What’s the most persuasive way to convey a message? Many writers say, “Tell a story!” Nothing hooks like narrative. I’ve said so myself. But research shows stories have a rival for hooking power: ...

The Shoggoth, a character from a science fiction story, captures the essential weirdness of the A.I. moment. By Kevin Roose A few months ago, while meeting with an A.I. executive in San Francisco, I ...