Article: Giant Ants and Walking Plants.(teaching biology through science fiction)

Article: Using Science Fiction Movie Scenes to Support ...
Journal of College Science Teaching;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Thornton 2003; Dubeck, Moshier, and Boss 2004; Efthimiou and Llewellyn 2004 ... Rose 2003). The application of science fiction films in education is not a new concept ... situations (Dubeck, Moshier, and Boss 2004). Others have argued that ...

Article: Frederick Clarke, science fiction scholar
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 2, 2000 ;     690 words ... ... office. Before 1970, science fiction was the stepchild of ... emerging culture of science fiction, fantasy and horror ... articles on classic science fiction films: "War of the ... But he was a loving boss. He was concerned ...

Article: Dark prophet ; A new collection reveals the despair and distrust ...
The Boston Globe;  July 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... by Franz Kafka. His boss tells him: "We evaluate ... him. He churned out science fiction novels at a dizzying ... s 1994 and a labor boss tries to pull off a Red ... the science part of science fiction didn't interest him ...

Article: Political intrigue seen in a psychic ...
The Washington Times;  November 10, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... fan club to get a charge out of science fiction. As a lieutenant colonel in the ... not strong enough to resist his boss's formidable powers of persuasion ... Earth, eons ago. While many science-fiction writers can exhilarate with their ...

Article: Beyond Science Fiction: Continental "Smart Car" ...
PR Newswire;  October 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... California may appear to be fodder for science fiction. The fact is, however, while many of ... sensor data fusion" that enables "Boss" to recognize the total traffic environment ... Tartan Racing team, its sponsors and Boss on November 2 at 2 p.m., at the Tartan ...

Article: Canadian science fiction comes of age: Johnny ...
Take One;  March 22, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... legendary Mafia, to get the information back. An enigmatic local boss, Takahashi (Takeshi Kitano), is "spoken to" through ... Lisa Overdrive, shifted for good the style and substance of science fiction away from the humanism of 1950s masters like Arthur C. Clarke ...

Article: Science-fiction love follows familiar plots in ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 11, 1997 ;     616 words ... ... too-distant future in "Weird Romance," two one-act, science-fiction-themed musicals now at the Athenaeum Studio Theater. Ambitiously ... female android by a company that manufactures celebrities. The boss' son falls in love with the android - that is, the homeless ...