Looking for places to find science fiction concepts

[Scorpia629]

I've been looking for more places to find science fiction concepts. The best one I have found so far is /r/scificoncepts. Other than them and Isaac Arthur I am stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Venusian Broon]

What do you need science fiction concepts for? Your own writing? Or are you doing some sort of overview for an essay?

Different priorities may suggest different approaches. If you were trying to get into writing and you had few ideas for SF, then I'd argue you need to read a lot of the genre, old & new, simple pulp & literary etc... Also perhaps a few books on the history of SF and of course have a look at proper science - popular science, not real papers, is fine!

Anyway, another source that just lists ideas is tvtropes. It has a huge list of ideas for speculative ficiton that will reference works from a lot of different sources that use the ideas, see below:

Speculative Fiction Tropes - TV Tropes

Tropes that are common to Speculative Fiction, encompassing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in between... See also: Asimov's Three Kinds of Science Fiction, The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Clichés, Speculative …

tvtropes.org

 

[BAYLOR]

I've been looking for more places to find science fiction concepts. The best one I have found so far is /r/scificoncepts. Other than them and Isaac Arthur I am stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

It's just. thought but, have you considered Popular Science Magazine as a source for inspiration ?

 

[tinkerdan]

Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and Technology

Daily science news on research developments, technological breakthroughs and the latest scientific innovations

phys.org

Popular Science Homepage

Awe-inspiring science reporting, technology news, and DIY projects. Skunks to space robots, primates to climates. That's Popular Science, 145 years strong.

www.popsci.com

NASA

NASA.gov brings you the latest news, images and videos from America's space agency, pioneering the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.

www.nasa.gov

European Space Agency

The European Space Agency portal features the latest news in space exploration, human spaceflight, launchers, telecommunications, navigation, monitoring and space science.

www.esa.int

MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT News is dedicated to communicating to the media and the public the news and achievements of the students, faculty, staff and the greater MIT community.

news.mit.edu

WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business

We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.

www.wired.com

Discover Magazine

Discover satisfies everyday curiosity with relevant and approachable science news, feature articles, photos and more.

www.discovermagazine.com

Cosmos – Science News, Features, Podcasts, Video and Print Magazine

Cosmos delivers the science of everything! Science news, stories, discoveries, and expert analysis. Follow us and enter a larger universe.

cosmosmagazine.com

I have rss news feeds to these set up on one of my computers.

 

[Danny McG]

Book Search

Can't remember the title, name, or author of a book/writer of a story in the worlds of science fiction/fantasy? Then ask here! (Intended as a public service and not as a game. Nor is It intended for asking for recommendations of books.)

www.sffchronicles.com