science fiction
noun
: fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component
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Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction.
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Can Fungus Control Humans in This Way? The idea of fungi controlling human behavior has been a staple of science fiction, most notably in The Last of Us, a television series inspired by the real-life Ophiocordyceps fungus.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Although the novel could be described as science fiction, the science isn’t meant to be recognizable.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
Twelve years on, this is no longer the stuff of science fiction.
—Roberto Rey Agudo, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
For now, that’s still the realm of science fiction.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Although the novel could be described as science fiction, the science isn’t meant to be recognizable.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
Twelve years on, this is no longer the stuff of science fiction.
—Roberto Rey Agudo, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
For now, that’s still the realm of science fiction.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Science fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fiction. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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