Millions of years in the distant future, a posthuman scientist is attempting to build a time machine and tests it by sending two boxes with a hastily gathered batch of educational toys into the past. When the boxes fails to return, he believes the entire experiment to be a failure, he discontinues his efforts. One box arrives in the middle of the 20th century and the second in the latter part of the 19th century. Both have had their time-travel circuitry irreparably damaged by the journey.
An alien from the 'local' group of planets comes to Earth seeking help in contacting a mysterious inter-galactic alien ship. Chapters will be about a few weeks. SciFi. NoSex.
In the distant future, the interstellar starship Calypso and its human crew encounter a gigantic megastructure inhabited by ancient robots known as the Custodians. As the humans, led by Lieutenant Brenda Ivanova, attempt to restore ancient data to uncover the robots’ origins, they face ethical dilemmas about the nature of self-awareness and the evolution of these machines. Amidst philosophical debates and crucial decisions, leading the humans to rethink how to aid these robots in their evolution
Kayla and Craig are best friends in desperate need of an escape from the capitalist dystopia weighing them down. Late one night they discover a stranded time machine piloted by a cyborg, "artificial organic," named Glyph, who promises them a vacation 1000 years into the future. They set out for a getaway beyond their wildest dreams, but soon discover that a danger of exploring the future is learning more than you should about what's right around the corner when you return.
The real trouble with communications satellites is the enormous difficulty of repairing even the simplest little trouble. You need such a loooong screwdriver.
Earth has transformed overnight: The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece and Rome have returned to Earth with all their awesome powers intact. War on any scale was outlawed, along with boom-and-bust economic cycles, and prudery but no change was more startling than the face of New York, where the Empire State Building has become the Tower of Zeus...