As an astrophysicist, my world revolves around the wonders of space and the mysteries of the universe. This means I can be a tough critic of science fiction books and films that explore these topics.

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If there is a poet laureate of the "you can just do things" crowd, it's novelist Andy Weir. Weir broke into the mainstream with The Martian, a science fiction novel about a man stuck on Mars who ...

A deep dive into the iconic late-night block that shaped the tastes of a bleary-eyed, post-ironic generation of comedy fans.

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Weir—who also wrote the novel that became The Martian—picks inspirational works from Isaac Asimov, Iain Banks, and George ...