Asimovs Robotergeschichten spielen meist auf der Erde. So viele Aliens kommen nicht vor. Aber in einer schon. In „Unbeabsichtigter Sieg“ (Orig.: Victory Unintentional) gibt es einen First Contact zwischen Menschen und Jupiteraner. #sfcd #roboter #kuenstlicheintelligenz #IsaacAsimov #sciencefiction
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Asimovs Robotergeschichten spielen meist auf der Erde. So viele Aliens kommen nicht vor. Aber in einer schon. In „Unbeabsichtigter Sieg“ (Orig.: Victory Unintentional) gibt es einen First Contact zwischen Menschen und Jupiteraner. #sfcd #roboter #kuenstlicheintelligenz #IsaacAsimov #sciencefiction
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Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'
-- Isaac Asimov⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #IsaacAsimov #AntiIntellectualism #Democracy #Ignorance #Knowledge #Politics
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ARKADY (1985)
Acrylic on Canvas - 32” x 20”Having passed through terrible destruction, the former hub of the Galaxy in Isaac Asimov's classic opus is now a pastoral world. 1/5
#sciencefiction #illustration #isaacasimov #foundation #delreybooks
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¿Cómo anticipó Isaac Asimov los grandes peligros de la IA actual? #IsaacAsimov #InteligenciaArtificial #IA #CienciaFiccion #Robots #Tecnologia #Futuro #EticaIA #IAGenerativa #Innovacion #Asimov #felizviernes #2deoctubre
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Listening to some sci-fi short stories, wanted to share something topical:
"The word processor had clearly learned to write my stuff, just as I would have written it, only better.
Great! No more work. ..."
"... but I'm not America's most prolific writer for no reason. I happen to love to write. That happens to be all that I want to do.
Now if my word processor does my writing, what do I do with the rest of my life?"
-- Isaac Asimov: Fault-Intolerant, 1990
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What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XXX
What pre-1985 science fiction adventures have you finished this summer? Any great reads? Disappointing ones? Intriguing discoveries? Here’s the June installment of this column. I know, it’s been a while…
- A selection of read volumes from my shelves
On Bluesky, a Youtube channel that I follow sought to collate a list influential cyberpunk novels for a future video or review series from the first generation of the subgenre’s practitioners. Other than Pat Cadigan’s multiple contributions, the list was entirely male. Knowing me, I suggested a few works by female authors that engaged with similar ideas that might be considered either important predecessors–for example Joan Vinge’s “Fireship” (1978) and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro’s Hyacinths (1983) (I think the proto-internet isn’t that central so it tends to be dismissed)–or works by the second generation right around the original poster’s cutoff date of 1990: Lisa Mason’s Arachne (1990), late 80s short fiction by Candas Jane Dorsey, Melissa Scott’s Trouble and Her Friends (1994), Gwyneth Jones’ Escape Plans (1986) and White Queen (1991), Misha’s Red Spider White Web (1990), and Nisi Shaw’s “I Was a Teenage Genetic Engineer” (1989).
Intrigued about why so many female authors started writing cyberpunk in the 90s, I tracked down Carlen Lavigne’s book Cyberpunk, Feminism, and Science Fiction (2013) which charts feminist interpretations of the genre between 1981 and 2003. She admits that before 1990, other than Pat Cadigan, cyberpunk was primarily white and male. Unfortunately, as cyberpunk lost its steam and cultural cache in the 90s, female authors increasingly offered their unique critiques on the genre and larger contemporary movements. My takeaway, if you read newer SF, is not to ignore the slightly later takes by feminist authors–they tend to be given short shift in the established canon of the subgenre. Other than the few I mentioned above, the following caught my eye: Marge Piercy’s He, She and It (1991), Emma Bull’s Bone Dance (1991), and Raphael Carter’s The Fortunate Fall (1996).
Also, before we get to the photograph above and the curated birthdays, let me know what pre-1985 (or after if it’s cyberpunk by women!) SF you’re currently reading or planning to read.
The Photograph (with links to reviews and brief thoughts)
- Stanislaw Lem’s Solaris (1960, trans. 1970): One of those novels on my shortlist to reread. I remember how transfixed I was by Lem’s heady combination of critique of humanity’s urge to explore outward and the personal of memory and trauma. A look at Wikipedia revealed a Soviet TV adaptation earlier than Tarkovsky’s 1972 masterpiece: Boris Nirenburg and Lidiya Ishimbayeva’s TV play Solaris (1968).
- Angela Carter’s Heroes & Villains (1969): Carter’s prose tears and rends with unnatural power. Recommended for fans of experimental, feminist, and well-written 60s New Wave science fiction. I suggest tracking down The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman (1972) first.
- Isaac Asimov’s Foundation (fix-up 1951): I impulsively started watching the recent TV adaptation (through episode five). Solid. My memory of my original read-through back in my teens remains mostly lost to time so I wasn’t fixated on show’s changes.
- Jack Vance’s The Languages of Pao (1958): I found the ideas in The Languages of Pao elevate the story above its banal plot and muddled action. Recommended for fans of early social SF.
What am I writing about?
I’m currently working on a review of a rare reread — John Brunner’s fascinating The Shockwave Rider (1975). Stay tuned. I’m also working on an article for issue three of Rachel S. Cordasco’s magazine The SF in Translation Magazine. I plan on contributing one review of pre-1985 SFF in translation for each issue. If you haven’t tracked down the magazine (or taken a look at my review in each) then you’re in for a treat! Here’s the link to free PDFs of each issue. The next issue will be published at the end of November.
If you missed any of my articles and review from the past few months, here are links to some of my favorites.
- Exploration Log 17: Interview with Loïg J. F. Pascual on 1970s-1980s Feminist Science Fiction Fandoms
- Luděk Pešek’s Trap for Perseus (1976, trans. Anthea Bell, 1980)
- Exploration Log 16: Clifford D. Simak’s speech “The Face of Science Fiction” (1953)
- Exploration Log 15: Clifford D. Simak’s fanzine article “The Future of Science Fiction” (1941)
- George Alec Effinger’s The Wolves of Memory (1981)
What am I reading?
- Uncredited cover for the 2013 edition
I read Carlen Lavigne’s entire book Cyberpunk, Feminism, and Science Fiction (2013) a few days back while waiting for vet updates on my cat — we had to visit the pet emergency room. He’s on the long road to recovery but we had quite the scare. See comments above for my thoughts on this monograph! Thought provoking for sure!
A Curated List of SF Birthdays from the Last Two Weeks [names link to The Internet Speculative Fiction Database for bibliographical info]
September 12th: Henry Slesar (1927-2002)
September 12th: Frank K. Kelly (1914-2010).
September 14th: Martin Caidin (1927-1997). In addition to his slick best-selling SF thrillers, he claimed to posses the power of telekinesis.
September 14th: Martin Caidin (1927-1997). In addition to his slick best-selling SF thrillers, he claimed to posses the power of telekinesis.
September 14th: Artist Rowena Morrill (1944-2021). Can’t say I’m much of a fan of her work.
- Charles Moll’s cover for the 1st edition of Norman Spinrad’s No Direction Home (1975)
September 15th: Norman Spinrad (1940-). My most recent Spinrad review: “The Weed of Time” (1970).
September 15th: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1942-). I’ve reviewed her post-apocalyptic novel False Dawn (1978) and Hyacinths (1983), an unsettling dystopian tale of a future where even the unregulated creative world of dreams is harnessed and controlled.
September 15th: Howard Waldrop (1946-2024). I thoroughly enjoyed Waldrop’s “Mary Margaret Road-Grade” (1976).
September 16th: Lisa Tuttle (1952-). I can’t dispel the disquiet caused by her story “Stone Circle” (1976).
September 18th: Francis Stevens (1883-1948). Best known for her SF satire The Heads of Cerberus (1919).
September 19th: Hilary Bailey (1936-2017). I’ve covered a few of her short stories. I remain most impressed with her novel co-written with her then-husband Michael Moorcock The Black Corridor (1969).
September 19th: Damon Knight (1922-2002). My most recent Knight review: Far Out (1961).
September 19th: Tanith Lee (1947-2015). If you haven’t read any of her science fiction yet, check out her brilliant and moody Electric Forest (1979).
- Chris Foss’ cover for the 1977 edition
September 20th: Keith Roberts (1935-2000). Check out his wonderful collection The Grain Kings (1976).
September 20th: George R. R. Martin (1948-). I’ve only covered his early short story “The Second Kind of Loneliness” (1972) on my site. I should read more of his early SF.
September 20th: James P. Blaylock (1950-). Remains a complete unknown to me. I always see his name on the shelves of my local Half Price Book store.
September 20th: A. A. Attanasio (1951-). His monolithic looking Radix (1981) judges me, unread, from the shelves (for years). I have yet to explore his work.
September 23rd: Wilmar H. Shiras (1908-1990). is best known for her short stories in the Children of the Atom sequence–starting with “In Hiding” (1948)–about hyper-intelligent mutant children and a well-meaning psychiatrist who brings them together. I reviewed the majority of her early work here.
- Chris Foss’ cover for the 1977 edition
September 23rd: Richard Wilson (1920-1987). I’ve only reviewed Wilson’s controversial “Mother of the World” (1968). I reviewed his short story “Strike” (1953) for my ongoing series on labor issues in SF.
September 24th: Artist Jack Gaughan (1930-1985). While he’s never been one of my favorite big name artist of the era, I find an occasional cover or interior art appealing. His cover for the 1969 edition of Ursula Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) is a great example.
September 24th: John Brunner (1934-1995). The author of my favorite SF novel: Stand on Zanzibar (1968). As I mentioned earlier in the post, I’m working on a rare reread review of one of his best works.
September 24th: David Drake (1945-2023).
September 24th: John Kessel (1950-).
September 25th: J. Hunter Holly (1932-1982).
September 26th: Douglas R. Mason (1918-2013). An incredibly prolific British SF author… I’ve not enjoyed what I’ve read of his so far.
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#IsaacAsimov A story about feeding text to an LLM. From Infinity #ScienceFiction, August, 1956.
https://archive.org/details/Infinity_v01n04_1956-08/page/n25/mode/2up
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I made a book with the text from 'Nightfall' by Isaac Asimov. As the story progresses, the pages get darker and the line spacing gets smaller.
"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations remembrance of the city of God?"
#bookbinding #nightfall #isaacasimov #sciencefiction #asimov
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@tazgetroete/117268253332228336
Können wir KI-Systemen nicht verpflichtend wenigstens die guten alten Robotergesetze von Isaac Asimov einbauen?
Besonders das ergänzte „Nullte Gesetz“ sollte Mandatory sein: „Ein Roboter darf die Menschheit nicht verletzen oder durch Passivität zulassen, dass die Menschheit zu Schaden kommt“.
Wäre doch nicht zu viel verlangt! Über sowas wird m.E. viel zu wenig gesprochen.
(jaja, ich weiß - Fortschritt keine Fesseln anlegen und Kriminelle könnten ja trotzdem…)
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🧵... = "mon ignorance vaut autant que vos connaissances" - #IsaacAsimov
+ les connaissances établies/disponibles évoluent dans le #temps = aucune parole scientifique ne fait figure de dogme -> la #science ne prétend pas contenter ceux qui exigent des vérités absolues/théories irréfutables/preuves définitives.
= nécessite de supporter 1 sentiment d'insécurité
#ThomasDurand #cerveau #emotion #psy #education #biaiscognitif #manipulation #politique
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Asimov e la sfida di insegnare la morale alle macchine
#IsaacAsimov #robot #AI #fantascienza #filosofia @cultura
Molto prima che l'intelligenza artificiale entrasse nelle nostre vite quotidiane, Isaac Asimov aveva intuito che il problema fondamentale dei robot...
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Warum wurde aus einer Fernsehserie, die ursprünglich nur drei Staffeln überlebte, eines der größten Science-Fiction-Franchises aller Zeiten? Science-Fiction-Legende Isaac Asimov hatte darauf bereits vor 50 Jahren eine erstaunlich treffende Antwort. #sfcd #startrek #isaacasimov #ScienceFiction
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Warum wurde aus einer Fernsehserie, die ursprünglich nur drei Staffeln überlebte, eines der größten Science-Fiction-Franchises aller Zeiten? Science-Fiction-Legende Isaac Asimov hatte darauf bereits vor 50 Jahren eine erstaunlich treffende Antwort. #sfcd #startrek #isaacasimov #ScienceFiction
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@formschub ich war zutiefst schockiert als ich den Film sah. Aus Isaac Asimov's Meisterwerk wurde ein platter Blockbuster mit schwachsinniger Erzählung. Außer den Eckpunkten, hat die Seschichte NICHTS mit der Original Story zu tun. von mir ein klarer Daumen nach unten. 👎 Bäh. Science Fiction geht anders!
#Isaacasimov #asimov #sciencefiction #scif #irobot #ichderrobot #robot #roboter
Bildquelle: Goodreads
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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States... nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge".
-- Isaac Asimov⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #IsaacAsimov #Democracy #Ignorance #Knowledge
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“Asimov estava certo” sobre regras para IA, diz ex-diretor de cibersegurança dos EUA
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https://www.europesays.com/ee/241616/ Väljamõeldud olendite väärikusest – Sirp #ChristopherNolan #EE #Eesti #EestiKeel #Entertainment #Estonia #Estonian #fiktsioon #IsaacAsimov #jumalad #meelelahutus #nolan #odüsseia #tehisaru
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I had fallen victim to the fallacy of the 'growing edge'; the belief that only the very frontier of scientific advance counted; that everything that had been left behind by that advance was faded and dead.
-- Isaac Asimov⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #IsaacAsimov #Science
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #PuebloBonito #Ruins #NewMexico
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I had fallen victim to the fallacy of the 'growing edge'; the belief that only the very frontier of scientific advance counted; that everything that had been left behind by that advance was faded and dead.
-- Isaac Asimov⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #IsaacAsimov #Science
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Sunset #Kayaks #Everglades #Florida
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Even if You Think Your Writing Isn’t Good Enough to Write a Novel—Why Not Give It a Try? Isaac Asimov as an Example
The above painting is an AI-Created Portrait of an older-appearing Isaac Asimov. Some minor editing was performed using additional digital painting software. I have mostly seen Asimov without a moustache. However, for some reason, AI included a moustache in this Asimov artwork. I'm unaware (at this point) if Asimov ever wore a moustache... but his bushy sideburns are legendary. Let's just say that this is an artistic interpretation of Isaac Asimov's likeness. Besides that, one thing I do know […] -
Empecé a releer, como quien no quiere la cosa, "Nightfall" de Isaac Asimov y Robert Silverberg. Según yo nada más iba a releer los primeros capítulos por haber (re)leído antes el relato original, pero ya llevo más del 60% :nc_what: .
Ahora me están dando ganas de, una vez que lo termine, leer "Dawn" de Dean McLaughlin, que es otra versión de la misma historia.
#Libros #librostodon #IsaacAsimov #RobertSilverberg #CienciaFiccion
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Titelbild von Ed Emshwiller
für Galaxy October 1953
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People think of education as something they can finish.
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'As any politician knows, no evidence of any kind is ever required. It is
only necessary to make a statement - any statement - forcefully enough to
have an audience believe it. No one will check the lie against the facts,
and, if they do, they will disbelieve the facts.' [Issac Asimov]https://www.newworker.org/ncptrory/1984.htm
#IsaacAsimov #GeorgeOrwell #1984
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Wenn die KI vor Gericht steht: Isaac Asimovs erstaunlich aktuelle Zukunftsvision. #sfcd #kuenstlicheintelligenz #isaacasimov
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One of sci-fi’s most difficult questions about AI is becoming real
SAN FRANCISCO – Since the days of Isaac Asimov in the 1950s, science fiction has tackled the question…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artificialintelligence #AI #AIcapabilities #AIcompany #ArtificialIntelligence #DavidSacks #IsaacAsimov #jonathanGavalas #liabilityrules #Tech #Technology
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THE NAKED SUN (1986)
Acrylic - 30” x 18”The “sun” in this story is Isaac Asimov’s symbol of Man’s destiny among the stars, beckoning Earthlings to leave the womb of their home planet. The protagonist, Baley, comes to realize that humanity must go forth into space or face cultural stagnation.
#sciencefiction #illustration #isaacasimov #robots #delreybooks
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Oyunumun C++ sürümü ile uğraşmaktan yine yarıda bıraktığım Vakıf serîsini okumaya tekrar geri döndüm!
Biraz başka şeylerle ilgilenmem gerekiyor!
Vakıf (İthaki) / İmparatorluk (Altın) kitabını okumaya tekrar başladım.
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#Foundation — #Season4 "Something Watches" Tease | #AppleTV #sciencefiction #IsaacAsimov
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Fantapolemiche del weekend
Non sono più una ragazza, e lo dico con quella serenità che arriva solo dopo molti anni di giornalismo, parecchi scaffali riempiti e un numero imprecisato di entusiasmi sopravvissuti alla prova del tempo. Da bambina mio padre mi metteva in mano Asimov, Heinlein e Vance con la stessa naturalezza con cui altri, più prudenti, consegnano le fiabe. È stata una fortuna enorme. Alla fantascienza devo la curiosità, il vizio di guardare di lato, l’abitudine a diffidare delle superfici lisce e […]https://leargenteetesteduovo.com/2026/06/30/fantapolemiche-del-weekend/
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CREARDO bring Isaac Asimov's Foundation to the table in Mirko Bazzoli's asymmetric, card-driven strategy game, five factions steering the predicted Crises. Psychohistory insisted no individual could alter the galaxy's course, we'll see about that! Crowdfunding on Gamefound. #boardgames #foundation #isaacAsimov #creardo
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Since we're all about the #Goose right now, here's “proof” that golden eggs are in fact possible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A2t%C3%A9_de_Foie_Gras_(short_story)
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Deux fois par mois, Sense of Wonder vous propose de revenir sur un classique de la science fiction et de la fantasy !
Aujourd'hui, Laurent nous présente Les Dieux eux-mêmes d'Isaac Asimov (Prix Hugo 1973, mais aussi prix Nebula et le prix Locus).
Par ici : https://buff.ly/ffy36CB
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https://www.europesays.com/at/228279/ TU-Professoren im Talk – Wie es im Wettlauf um KI & Robotik um Europa steht #Amazon #amerikanisches #China #chinesischen #ChristianOtt #DongheuiLee #ElonMusk #EU #Europa #europäische #Europe #FFG #FWF #Honda #IsaacAsimov #Lee #Ott #TechnischenUniversitätWien #tesla #TUWien #USA #Wien
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HARI (1985)
Acrylic on Canvas - 32” x 20”Hari Seldon, the benevolent grand architect of the next millennium is seen here against the splendor of Trantor at the height of its power. It is a world completely sheathed in metal: one gigantic city that is the hub and nerve center of the Empire. 1/5
#sciencefiction #illustration #isaacasimov #foundation #delreybooks
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Found this in my used copy of The Currents of Space, by Isaac Asimov. Originally published 1952, but this looks to be a 1971 edition.
Can I still get four novels for 10¢?
Advert must be 74 or so.
Interesting to see who they thought was worth advertising, full list in alt text.
#Reading #SciFi #Asimov #IsaacAsimov #ScienceFictionBookClub
