Everybody is familiar with utopias. The word suggests a place of perfection, especially as regards government, laws, quality of life and social conditions. The etymology of the word suggests, however, ...

For a while, it seemed as if the only stories anyone wanted to tell were dystopian, but as our own world has grown increasingly grim, people seem a bit tired of dreadful worlds full of misery. “Where ...

Image from the Goodell Monorail Report (1962) (courtesy Metro Los Angeles Library) Look no further than the current political landscape of the United States to witness that one person’s utopia is ...

One look at The Nemesis Machine — an exhibit by British artist Stanza that is making its U.S. debut in the Samek Art Museum's campus gallery through March 12 — will mesmerize viewers of the 12-by-48 ...

The latest season of Black Mirror is being called its scariest yet, with its creator Charlie Brooker once again playing to our collective angst over the sinister consequences of emerging technology.

Visions of utopia are ubiquitous throughout Western history. They’ve inspired great works of art and literature, motivated countless believers to obey God’s commandments and driven some of the ...

The starting point for this novel was that I wanted to write utopian fiction. I hadn’t done this before: all my previous novels have been straight science fiction. But utopia, the genre that imagines ...

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at new visions of the future in books and movies that have moved ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Is the Vat Utopia or Dystopia? “We regret to inform you that the Earth has been demolished.” Coming next—a “Human Observation Documentary” starring ...