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LepreCon 34 Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention (Casa Grande Dispatch)

Sabrina Messinger of Scottsdale looks over movie posters for sale during a break at the LepreCon 34 Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention at the Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort west of Casa Grande on May 10. The convention featured an art show, memorabilia and crafts sales, lectures, movies and presentations.

Today "Iron Man" suit fiction, tomorrow fact? (People's Daily)

The process used to produce the armored suit worn by Robert Downey, Jr. in "Iron Man" -- biological circuit fabrication -- may soon be another case of science fiction becoming science fact. As stated in the movie: "Micro-Scale suit ...

Fox adds comedy, thriller to TV's strongest lineup (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Fox Broadcasting Co. on Thursday rolled out a fall television schedule that adds a science-fiction thriller from one of TV's hottest producers and a workplace comedy to a lineup that is already tops with viewers.

China Quake Update; Fictional Scientists; What's New at SciAm.com [Science Talk] (Scientific American)

David Biello reports from China on the aftermath of the major earthquake that struck this week. Mark Alpert talks about the portrayal of scientists in fiction. And new online managing editor Ivan Oransky discusses what's up on the Web site. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites mentioned on this episode include www.sciam.com/daily, ...

Author Iain M. Banks: 'Humanity's future is blister-free calluses!' (CNN.com)

Author Iain M. Banks, whose "Culture" novels have made him one of science fiction's leading lights, has created a utopian universe where altruistic robot spaceships care for genetically-enhanced humanoids, where no one wants for anything and where people are freed from the chores of daily life to express themselves as they choose.