
Of course fiction affect our reality. Fiction can influence our lives and inspire us, for good or evil. Art changes lives. Anyone who disagrees isn’t paying attention. Here’s a bunch of examples:


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Of course fiction affect our reality. Fiction can influence our lives and inspire us, for good or evil. Art changes lives. Anyone who disagrees isn’t paying attention. Here’s a bunch of examples:
Sci-fi fan Harrison Densmore made this chart showing the three main theories of time travel and where they have been seen in science-fiction / fantasy media. And of course we can't forget Doctor Who, who has all three! By: Harrison Densmore (via: Geek Girls)
This is an amusing post about "haunted" movie sets. It starts with the making of the 1984 horror classic Children of the Corn. It was a production steeped in eerie occurrences that left cast and crew convinced the set was haunted. Filmed in the rural landscapes of Iowa, the atmosphere…
This "Today I Learned" thread about the "Tiffany Problem", or why reality is sometimes too realistic for fiction is super interesting. You would never guess that Tiffany is actually a medieval name which is short for Theophania because for whatever reason it sounds modern. To me the name Tiffany conjurers…
Listening to some scientists, Kim Stanley Robinson turns out to have written a near-blueprint for colonising Mars. He just thought he was writing some novels.
I’m sorry to be pedantic, but I really can’t let it pass. The story ideas attributed to H.G. Wells in this article are better suited to be Jules Verne’s.
What’s the missing word on the H G Wells section?