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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Our culture wars extend everywhere, even to—maybe especial to—science fiction.
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Spielberg, 79, opened up about his time developing the science fiction film in a new interview with Empire Magazine (via Total Film).
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And science fiction, for most of the 20th century, told us the future looked like white people in sleek environments.
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The film was adapted from author Andy Weir’s 2021 bestselling science fiction novel of the same name.
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Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Spielberg, 79, opened up about his time developing the science fiction film in a new interview with Empire Magazine (via Total Film).
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
And science fiction, for most of the 20th century, told us the future looked like white people in sleek environments.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
The film was adapted from author Andy Weir’s 2021 bestselling science fiction novel of the same name.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Science fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fiction. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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