Introduction

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This year, NASA confirmed the existence of liquid water on Mars, raising the possibility of Martian life; a genetically engineered animal can now be sold for human consumption, as in a tale by Margaret Atwood; and a Silicon Valley research institute was formed to create a computer with the intellectual ability of a human, and to confront the threat such artificial intelligence poses to humanity.

Scientific discovery and invention often leads to comparison with speculative or dystopian fiction.

What science fiction movie or novel seems most prescient today?