Institute for Future Fiction
The Institute for Future Fiction seeks to advance discourse on literary and genre fiction that focuses on plausible future states.
22/01/2020
Future Fiction author Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and Chaos Theory. When was the last time you read the book?
Did chaos cause mayhem in Jurassic Park? There is a scene in the movie Jurassic Park in which the character of Ian Malcolm (played by Jeff Goldblum) attempts to explain to Dr. Sattler (Laura Dern) the theory of chaos. Dropping a bead of water onto her knuckles, he asserts that "tiny variations, the orientation of hairs on your hand, the am...
04/12/2019
Linguistic innovations and it's impact on Future Fiction.
Opinion | How Can You Appreciate 23rd-Century English? Look Back 200 Years We should stop worrying that kids these days refuse to say “no worries” in response to “thank you.”
22/11/2019
Join the Institute of Future Fiction in celebrating Robert A. Heinlein.
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."
27/10/2019
Newly discovered Heinlein novel to be published!
Newly Discovered Heinlein Novel to Be Published WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A newly-discovered novel by legendary American author, Robert A. Heinlein, will soon be published, marking the first...
Mission and Purpose
Writers such as H.G. Wells, Robert Heinlein, and Michael Crichton captured our imaginations with what was possible. But they also provided cautionary tales with everyday heroes who confronted the results of choices they and others had made.
The Institute seeks to: