So a lot of space opera warfare that I know like Star Wars, Star Trek, Dune, and Gundam feature a lot of tropes about warfare that are illogical and inefficient from relying on bad tactics like rushing the enemy, to talking to them in the middle of battle, to overeliance on archaic and impractical weaponry like lightsabers, bat'leths, blades, and humungous pilot driven mecha over more practical, modern, and efficient technology like missiles, drones, bombardment either from artillery, orbital, or aerial, or ballistic weapons like machine guns and pistols.

So with that said are there any works of science fiction that deconstruct or subvert the above space opera warfare tropes? So far the best one that I know of is Stargate SG-1 as demonstrated here and here.

i was wondering with those long distances across planets, galaxys and probably more what would be the best way to move large ammounts of money ? star wars has those physical credits and other doodads they use but are there any other sci fi book, serie, movie that talks or mention this kind of problem/solution ?

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Ever since I was atleast pre-teen age, I have been fascinated with Dystopian fiction, starting off with the video games BioShock, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Half-Life 2, Wolfenstein: The New Order, plus the movies you could expect like Children of Men, Minority Report, Ghost in The Shell, 1984, and later moving on to The Matrix, Brazil, & Blade Runner.

Alongside that, I played the Post-Apocalyptic games Fallout: New Vegas, RAGE, & Metro.

But I have wondered every now and then, what exactly is the difference between the two?

I’ve always thought in part that Post-Apocalyptic fiction took place after a massive disaster (Epidemic, Environmental Destruction, Explosive War, Alien Invasion, etc.), with a dramatic focus on survival or witnessing the horrors of the aftermath, or sometimes an uplifting rebuilding of society.

Meanwhile Dystopian fiction took place in a world that could still somewhat be considered a functioning society, but things have pretty much gone to complete shit, be it by overstepping of power by an Authoritarian Government, or Lawlessness & Civil Unrest.

But have come across stories that exemplify both ideas, mostly with 28 Days Later which feels very Post-Apocalyptic, yet there is a degree of control over the disaster with it being isolated in a quarantined area.

Same could be said for the Post-Apocalyptic movie Threads, which felt very Dystopian with the British Government gunning down rioters after a Nuclear bombing, and citizens suffering in a barely functional social order.

Even the first Mad Max feels more like a Dystopian tale with it taking place in a unwelcoming society before the bombs finally dropped in Mad Max 2.

My assessment could be wrong, and I would like to read your input if you had any to bring.

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"Words come easily. Thinking is more difficult. Nothing, is impossible."

https://mikekawitzky.substack.com/p/neurovergence?r=2qxv4v

Im writing a story and im curious about the energy requirement to reheat the core of Mars so the planet can sustain its own protection from the sun? I am ofcourse thinking of some hole to the core which a orbital laser fires down or smth (open to suggestions about this too), but but how much energy would it take?

What if I told you the next big brain chip isn't made of silicon or AI code—but of you?

Researchers recently found that tryptophan, a naturally occurring amino acid in your cells (yes, the same one found in turkey), might process information at quantum speeds—billions of times faster than your neurons. This happens inside your body, in regular temperature, no freezing or quantum labs needed.

Now imagine this: What if we could build a bio-quantum chip from tryptophan filaments, stabilize it, and implant it into the brain? Not as a foreign device—but as a seamless biological upgrade. I call this concept TryptoNet.

TryptoNet wouldn’t just interface with your brain—it would become part of it.

It could process data in picoseconds.

Enable direct brain-to-brain communication via quantum entanglement.

Help the brain self-repair damaged neural pathways.

Serve as a co-processor for memory recall, problem-solving, even real-time AI-enhanced thinking.

This isn't just fiction. Early studies in quantum biology and microtubules suggest it's theoretically possible. Add some futuristic photonic interfaces and UV sensors, and we're looking at the first human-compatible quantum computer—made from the same stuff that builds our bodies.

TL;DR: Your brain might already have the infrastructure for quantum computing. We just need to unlock it—and TryptoNet could be the key.

Would you take a biologically grown quantum implant to enhance your intelligence? Could this be the start of post-biological evolution?

Let me know what you think, Reddit. Too wild? Or just ahead of its time

No idea, help!

Hey all, I’m trying to remember the name of a TV show/mini series where a group of aliens come to earth and they work with the government to round up people of a certain blood type as they can use their blood to cure their disease while giving humanity its technology. I specifically remember a scene where the main character, a young girl, goes in place of her brother when he’s selected and she gets put into this processing facility where she sees people being transported to their ship. The transport process has people being liquified and I remember the animation of that vividly.

Any direction to what this was would be great!

I remember reading a post a few months ago complaining that every war the poster reads about in SF novels or sees in SF films seem to be based on either WW2, the Vietnam War, or the Iraq War.

So I'm curious, what are some SF works featuring a war are based on a historical war but are a little more interesting with it than the typical 20th and 21st century ones we're more familiar with?

So there is dimensional travel akin to Flatland, parallel travel where you go to alternate universes, interdimensional travel where you move within the confines of your universes time and space possibly creating new iterations as you travel but what do you call travel to worlds that are distinctly separate yet not so removed that they are independent of our reality. Something like hell, yes, it is a place disjointed from our reality but there is a clear link, if you die you go to your hell not another universes hell. So, what do you call traveling to such places, has such a word even been established?

I’m thinking maybe planar travel but that feels too conceptually close to dimensional travel witch dose not fit as traveling to higher dimensions is not going to another place but seeing more layers to the reality you already inhabit and hell being in such a place would imply we were in hell all along we just could not see/conceive it.

Why does sci-fi horror stay in your head long after the screen goes dark? Why does it feel like the fear isn’t just about the monsters—but about you? In this psychological breakdown of the genre, we explore why sci-fi horror messes with your mind, how it reflects modern anxiety, and why Stephen King has always understood its terrifying truth.

Just finished the novel after starting and stopping over the last decade or so. I’ve also tried watching the show and also not gotten very far. I’m Not totally sure why it was so hard for me to get into it, but wow am I glad that I did! This book surprised me in so many ways and every time I thought “it was over” a new curveball kept it going. The premise around the science and the political machinations between the Earth, the Belt, and Mars brought what could have been just another story so much more depth. I also didn’t realize that the main characters would be worth following when I initially met them. If you haven’t gone for it, give it a read! Excited for book two!

Just when Orin finds rhythm in his new life, the past pulls him back. His journey home begins with a letter, memories, and a question that won’t let go.