"The Jameson Satellite" by Neil R. Jones (1931), which is possibly the first instance of transhumanism in fiction (according to this answer by user14111), has Pr. Jameson trying to escape death by having his body preserved in a rocket "satellite" orbiting around Earth for all eternity, until he i...

We know that infinity stones are very powerful gems. But in the movie Infinity war, after gathering all the infinity stones, Thanos snapped his fingers and wiped out half of all living creatures with the help of infinity gauntlet. Are these stones only power together just to wipe out beings from ...

All of Cersei's children are dead, so she became the ruler. I am wondering what Cersei thinks about the heir and the family's legacy her father talked about. Given that she regularly have sex with her brother these days, can she give birth to her brother's child once again?

I'm trying to remember a science-fiction novel (may have been a shorter form) about an optimistic near-future, possibly written in the 1960's. A very small piece of the plot had to do with a family dog assisted by AI and a voice-box that developed a habit of going into the home's garage at night ...

This was a UK paperback (maybe) with red words over a dark city on the cover, I read it mid eighties. Set in future America The protagonist may have been some sort of investigator, he dresses up with fake scars and biker clothes before he hits the streets. All society is doing the same, they al...

In Chapter Fifteen of Philosopher's Stone, when everyone gets caught out of bed on the night Norbert was given to Charlie's friends, Professor McGonagall says the following in her rebuke: "Four students out of bed in one night! I've never heard of such a thing before! You, Miss Granger, I tho...

I rewatched the movies recently, and was wondering about the dormitories. Would the teachers have access if they needed to check on a student, or would they have to gain access via another student? E.g. If a professor was worried about a student, say they were depressed and they worried about the...

In the 1990s I came across a book by the above title. It was a collection of short stories from Eastern Europe I believe. It was an older secondhand paperback. Although I remember the book being a very interesting and entertaining read, I remember mostly one story. It was about the light just goi...

Orion Sector Tactical Command was a Federation outpost associated with Starfleet's Tactical Command. enter link description here If the officer in charge of the tactical command is demoted can he still be in charge of the ship or will he returned to the planet?