Articles Contributed by Wil McCarthy
How H.G. Wells' Dr. Moreau gave birth to the Wild Things
Columnist Wil McCarthy not only solves the problem of where the Wild Things are, but also where they came from.
Is mysticism overtaking science in sci-fi?
Columnist Wil McCarthy wonders why Hollywood promotes mysticism as a superior alternative to science.
Columnist Wil McCarthy counts on District 9's numerology
Our resident scientist analyzes a surprise hit.
Columnist Wil McCarthy has given up on the moon
Why a scientist's decision to leave the space program has been vindicated by recent events.
Scientist Wil McCarthy shows how Star Trek's planets explode
Destroying planets takes time, and our resident scientist explains why.
Columnist Wil McCarthy deciphers the cyberpunk science of Sleep Dealer
Writer-director Alex Rivera has made some minor indie films before, but nothing for theatrical release. Who could have guessed that...
Columnist Wil McCarthy watches the Watchmen break the laws of physics
Well, they've finally done it. Thanks to Warner Brothers, Alan Moore's Watchmen—often regarded as the greatest graphic novel of all...
Columnist Wil McCarthy explains why Coraline and Hellraiser are really the same
Science fiction movies are full of holograms and other 3-D images, which is ironic, because they all look flat to...
How we'll survive Battlestar Galactica's radioactive future
Between 1981 and 1996, the University of Colorado at Boulder hosted a series of conferences known as The Case for...
The Day the Earth Made No Damn Sense
In psychology, "pronoia" is the irrational belief that people or agencies or governments love you, agree with you, and are...SCI FI Wire continues below
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