Isaac Asimov
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As 2024 Begins, Silicon Valley Wants You To Be Optimistic About AI
Well, it’s a new year, but the game in Silicon Valley remains very much the same. That game, in essence, involves doing anything and everything to convince you—the global consumer—that whatever hair-brained product Bay Area billionaires have cooked up is a must-have. Unfortunately, the tech industry has bet its money on a lot of stupid…
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10 Books You Pretend to Have Read (And Why You Should Actually Read Them)
Science fiction and fantasy offer a rich legacy of great books – but that abundant pile of reading material can also be daunting. So sometimes, it’s easier to fake it. We asked some of our favourite writers, and they told us the 10 classic books that everyone pretends to have read, and why you should…
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The 8 Best (and 5 Worst) TV Shows of 2021
The last couple of years have only re-centred just how massive the TV space is now, and there’s more shows than ever before fighting for our attention. Which means that 2021 was a jam-packed year of good TV… and some not-so-good. Here’s Gizmodo’s look back at the ups and downs of 2021 on the small…
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Foundation’s Alfred Enoch on His Character’s Complicated Role in the Sci-Fi Saga
Have you been watching Foundation? Apple TV+ dropped the first two episodes of the Isaac Asimov adaptation last week, and so far a lot has happened. For actor Alfred Enoch, who plays Raych Seldon, episode two, “Preparing to Live,” was particularly monumental. Gizmodo got a chance to speak to the Harry Potter and How to…