science fiction

The Many Worlds of Star Wars

With the release of The Last Jedi on Friday, we just couldn’t get enough Star Wars. So, in addition to our…
- by Lia Petronio December 15, 2017
Robotics experts find inspiration from Star Wars universe

Photo via Flickr – DW Moran When Northeastern’s Rob Platt worked as a robotics engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center once upon a time,…
- by Greg St. Martin December 15, 2017
Stranger Things, Westworld, and Mr. Robot: What’s driving our fascination with sci-fi?

Turn on most major cable channels or streaming services and you’ll find a show that bends toward science fiction. Nathan Blake, a film expert, says…
- by Molly Callahan January 12, 2017
The scientific reality of Game of Thrones fantasy

Fiction is often inspired by fact, and fantasy grounded in reality. That’s no more evident than in Game of Thrones itself, where a deadly poison,…
- by News@Northeastern May 17, 2016

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