Fantasy Science

Fantasy Science Pt. 15: SUPERNATURAL & EMF Detectors
Fantasy Science Pt. 15: SUPERNATURAL & EMF Detectors

Electromagnetism. Force. EMF. Have you heard terms like these flying around in sci-fi? Have you wondered how accurately films & TV portray real science?

Fantasy Science Pt. 14: Aeroponics & STAR TREK VOYAGER
Fantasy Science Pt. 14: Aeroponics & STAR TREK VOYAGER

So, NASA wants to take us to Mars soon, but what are we going to eat? We can now grow food in space, and engineers were inspired by Star Trek’s aeroponics!

Fantasy Science Pt. 13: Faster Than Light Travel In Sci-fi & Real Life Part II

Hyperspace. Quantum physics. Faster than light. Have you heard terms like these flying around the…

Fantasy Science Pt. 12: Faster than Light Travel In Sci-fi & Real Life
Fantasy Science Pt. 12: Faster than Light Travel In Sci-fi & Real Life

Will humans ever be able to travel at speeds faster than light? Will we ever go into hyperspace, subspace, or jump between stars? Let’s dive into the science.

Fantasy Science Part 11: Infertility In Sci-Fi & Dystopian Fiction
Fantasy Science Part 11: Infertility In Sci-Fi & Dystopian Fiction

Some (dystopian) science fiction stories have infertility at their basis. What are some of the best in how they treat the phenomenon? And is the threat real?

Fantasy Science Pt. 10: Quantum Locking In DOCTOR WHO
Fantasy Science Pt. 10: Quantum Locking In DOCTOR WHO

Don’t blink. Seeing Doctor Who’s Weeping Angels petrifies them into statue form in a process referred to as quantum locking. How believable is this?

Fantasy Science Pt. 9: Going Subatomic In ANT-MAN
Fantasy Science Pt. 9: Going Subatomic In ANT-MAN

In this part of the Fantasy Science column, we’re diving into the scientific underpinnings of Ant-Man’s power: resizing and going “subatomic”.

Fantasy Science Pt. 8: Solutions To The Fermi Paradox Part II
Fantasy Science Pt. 8: Solutions To The Fermi Paradox Part II

In this new Fantasy Science, we are revisiting the Fermi Paradox: if there are so many galaxies and planets out there, why haven’t we found evidence of alien life?

Fantasy Science Pt.7: Immortality & THE MAN FROM EARTH
Fantasy Science Pt.7: Immortality & THE MAN FROM EARTH

In this 7th part of the Fantasy Science series, we are going to chat about naturally occurring biological immortality, with the help of movies.

Fantasy Science Pt. 6: Teleportation In Film & Real Life
Fantasy Science Pt. 6: Teleportation In Film & Real Life

Film Inquiry’s resident physicist takes a look at teleportation in film and TV, explains how teleportation would work, theoretically, and whether one day we might be teleporting from A to B.

Fantasy Science Pt. 5: Solutions To The Fermi Paradox & Life Among The Stars In Film
Fantasy Science Pt. 5: Solutions To The Fermi Paradox & Life Among The Stars In Film

Why haven’t we found any signs of life out there in the universe, when statistically, there should be? This is Fermi’s Paradox, and in this new Fantasy Science column, we cover some of the explanations offered for this paradox in movies and TV.

Fantasy Science Pt. 4: The Grandfather Paradox - Back To The Future & DOCTOR WHO Style
Fantasy Science Pt. 4: Time Travel & The Grandfather Paradox

In this all new column in our Fantasy Science series, resident physicist Radha Pyari explains what scientific writing devices can be used to prevent Grandfather Paradoxes in time travel stories.

Fantasy Science Pt. 3: Multiple Universes In (Science) Fiction
Fantasy Science Pt. 3: Multiple Universes In (Science) Fiction

In this third part of Fantasy Science, we’re going to get into how multiple universes may be possible. We’ll attempt to categorize some of the ones represented in popular fiction, starting off with the film The Golden Compass.

Fantasy Science Pt. 2: The Turing Test & EX MACHINA
Fantasy Science Pt. 2: The Turing Test & EX MACHINA

If you are even remotely familiar with technology, science fiction, or the world of computers, you’ve probably heard the phrase ‘Turing test’. Let’s explore this test, and the way it’s portrayed and used in Ex Machina.

Fantasy Science Pt. 1: Wormholes In DEJA VU, STARGATE & Real Life

In this first part of Fantasy Science, our resident physicist Radha Pyari Sandhir explains wormholes and discusses how they are portrayed in film, and explains what the real life science behind them is.