As Radio 4 broadcasts its adaptation of these short stories, the series' scriptwriter, Richard Kurti, takes a look at some of ...

Science fiction allows artists to speculate about the future through imaginative and technical concepts. But so often the prevailing vision of that future in popular culture tends toward the dystopian ...

In science fiction, robots can be neurotic. Think "Star Wars" and C-3PO. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE") ANTHONY DANIELS: (As C-3PO) What are we going to do? We'll be sent to ...

Looking to the realms of science fiction, robots get a pretty bad rep. Endless examples of robot uprising’s and plots for world domination haven’t assisted the technology’s efforts to be welcomed by ...