Elizabeth Stanway
@tiylaya.bsky.social
Co-lead of the BPASS project, writer of the Cosmic Stories Science-and-Science-Fiction blog. Reader in Astrophysics at Warwick Uni, but posting my own views only.
Do I know anyone in a scientific or technical role (or retired from one) who feels like writing a short (~1000-2000 word) entry for an occasional series of bonus blogs on personal relationships with science fiction?
December 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Do I know anyone in a scientific or technical role (or retired from one) who feels like writing a short (~1000-2000 word) entry for an occasional series of bonus blogs on personal relationships with science fiction?
New blog post! With Christmas looming, today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of Holiday Worlds. Including work by Smith, Hast, Russ, Asimov, Doctor Who, Star Trek and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/out_of_this/
Comments welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/out_of_this/
Comments welcome!
December 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
New blog post! With Christmas looming, today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of Holiday Worlds. Including work by Smith, Hast, Russ, Asimov, Doctor Who, Star Trek and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/out_of_this/
Comments welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/out_of_this/
Comments welcome!
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm going to take a deep dive. I'm considering Doctor Who serial "Robot" as a case study of representations of robot intelligence, science and scientists in the 1970s.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie... (correct link!)
#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie... (correct link!)
#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI
December 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm going to take a deep dive. I'm considering Doctor Who serial "Robot" as a case study of representations of robot intelligence, science and scientists in the 1970s.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie... (correct link!)
#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie... (correct link!)
#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI
November 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm going to take a deep dive. I'm considering Doctor Who serial "Robot" as a case study of representations of robot intelligence, science and scientists in the 1970s.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie... (correct link!)
#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie... (correct link!)
#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI
Apologies for the broken link!
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/phys...
The shortcut warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie... works too.
I really should learn not to post before coffee in the morning!
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/phys...
The shortcut warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie... works too.
I really should learn not to post before coffee in the morning!
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Apologies for the broken link!
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/phys...
The shortcut warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie... works too.
I really should learn not to post before coffee in the morning!
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/phys...
The shortcut warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie... works too.
I really should learn not to post before coffee in the morning!
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm going to take a deep dive. I'm considering Doctor Who serial "Robot" as a case study of representations of robot intelligence, science and scientists in the 1970s.
https;//www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/doctor_whos_robot/
#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI
https;//www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/doctor_whos_robot/
#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm going to take a deep dive. I'm considering Doctor Who serial "Robot" as a case study of representations of robot intelligence, science and scientists in the 1970s.
https;//www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/doctor_whos_robot/
#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI
https;//www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/doctor_whos_robot/
#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI
Reposted by Elizabeth Stanway
I'd missed that! Must have been before I boarded the Stanway Express with other followers.
Amazing that a parody written by two goofy grad students in the summer of '77, based on a rather obvious pun, has still been cited in AD 2025.
And such company! Hugo Gernsback! Tom Swift, Jr! Thunderbirds!
Amazing that a parody written by two goofy grad students in the summer of '77, based on a rather obvious pun, has still been cited in AD 2025.
And such company! Hugo Gernsback! Tom Swift, Jr! Thunderbirds!
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I'd missed that! Must have been before I boarded the Stanway Express with other followers.
Amazing that a parody written by two goofy grad students in the summer of '77, based on a rather obvious pun, has still been cited in AD 2025.
And such company! Hugo Gernsback! Tom Swift, Jr! Thunderbirds!
Amazing that a parody written by two goofy grad students in the summer of '77, based on a rather obvious pun, has still been cited in AD 2025.
And such company! Hugo Gernsback! Tom Swift, Jr! Thunderbirds!
In case anyone missed it yesterday :)
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm looking at the #ScienceandSF of think tanks and scientific hothouses i.e. intensive science research centres. Featuring Eureka, Doctor Who, Star Trek and work by Asimov, Higgins, Smith and others
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
In case anyone missed it yesterday :)
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm looking at the #ScienceandSF of think tanks and scientific hothouses i.e. intensive science research centres. Featuring Eureka, Doctor Who, Star Trek and work by Asimov, Higgins, Smith and others
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm looking at the #ScienceandSF of think tanks and scientific hothouses i.e. intensive science research centres. Featuring Eureka, Doctor Who, Star Trek and work by Asimov, Higgins, Smith and others
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome
In case anyone missed it yesterday...
New #CosmicStories blog post! Today, we're looking at #SpyFi - the glorious overlap between espionage, #ScienceandSF and what it tells us about how science is perceived. Featuring The Man from UNCLE. The Avengers, James Bond and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In case anyone missed it yesterday...
New #CosmicStories blog post! Today, we're looking at #SpyFi - the glorious overlap between espionage, #ScienceandSF and what it tells us about how science is perceived. Featuring The Man from UNCLE. The Avengers, James Bond and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
November 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
New #CosmicStories blog post! Today, we're looking at #SpyFi - the glorious overlap between espionage, #ScienceandSF and what it tells us about how science is perceived. Featuring The Man from UNCLE. The Avengers, James Bond and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
It's a new #CosmicStories #ScienceandSF blog day! I'm returning to home ground of #astronomy with a look at Habitable Exomoons. Featuring Star Trek, Star Wars, Avatar and works by Asimov and Chambers amongst others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
October 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
It's a new #CosmicStories #ScienceandSF blog day! I'm returning to home ground of #astronomy with a look at Habitable Exomoons. Featuring Star Trek, Star Wars, Avatar and works by Asimov and Chambers amongst others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
October 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
It's a new #CosmicStories #ScienceandSF blog day! I'm returning to home ground of #astronomy with a look at Habitable Exomoons. Featuring Star Trek, Star Wars, Avatar and works by Asimov and Chambers amongst others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm looking at narratives of Earth's overpopulation in #ScienceandSF. Featuring Hershey, Harrison, Silverberg, Soylent Green, Logan's Run and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
October 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm looking at narratives of Earth's overpopulation in #ScienceandSF. Featuring Hershey, Harrison, Silverberg, Soylent Green, Logan's Run and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New #ScienceandSF blog post! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at Living Starships - featuring Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape and works by Justina Robson, Kameron Hurley and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
September 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New #ScienceandSF blog post! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at Living Starships - featuring Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape and works by Justina Robson, Kameron Hurley and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
September 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New #ScienceandSF blog post! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at Living Starships - featuring Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape and works by Justina Robson, Kameron Hurley and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
September 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
New #ScienceandSF blog post! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at Living Starships - featuring Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape and works by Justina Robson, Kameron Hurley and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
New blog post! Today in #CosmicStories I look at humanity on trial in #scienceandSF. Featuring Williamson, Haldeman, Clifton, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Stranger on Venus and #StarTrek: The Next Generation amongst others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
September 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
New blog post! Today in #CosmicStories I look at humanity on trial in #scienceandSF. Featuring Williamson, Haldeman, Clifton, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Stranger on Venus and #StarTrek: The Next Generation amongst others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of the intramercurial planet Vulcan. Featuring stories from Rocklynne, Brackett, Cummings, Vincent and others. Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#ScienceFiction #Astronomy
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#ScienceFiction #Astronomy
August 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of the intramercurial planet Vulcan. Featuring stories from Rocklynne, Brackett, Cummings, Vincent and others. Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#ScienceFiction #Astronomy
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#ScienceFiction #Astronomy
In case anyone missed it last week....
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of oxygen... the deadliest gas. Featuring examples from Clarke, Thomas, Chain, Follett, Rocklynne and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
August 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In case anyone missed it last week....
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of oxygen... the deadliest gas. Featuring examples from Clarke, Thomas, Chain, Follett, Rocklynne and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
August 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of oxygen... the deadliest gas. Featuring examples from Clarke, Thomas, Chain, Follett, Rocklynne and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I look at small time shifts in #ScienceandSF - are they really a recipe for invisibility? Including examples from Aldiss, Bayley, Rusch and others. Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
July 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I look at small time shifts in #ScienceandSF - are they really a recipe for invisibility? Including examples from Aldiss, Bayley, Rusch and others. Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
July 27, 2025 at 6:10 AM
New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I look at small time shifts in #ScienceandSF - are they really a recipe for invisibility? Including examples from Aldiss, Bayley, Rusch and others. Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
New post! In today's Cosmic Stories blog, I take a look at the science and SF of lunar observatories, featuring Clarke, Richardson, Ley, Bova, Latner and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
July 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
New post! In today's Cosmic Stories blog, I take a look at the science and SF of lunar observatories, featuring Clarke, Richardson, Ley, Bova, Latner and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
In case anyone missed it last week...
New blog post day! Today I'm taking a look at reproductive technologies in science and science fiction. Featuring works by Haldane, Russell, Herbert, Sargent, Bujold and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_decanted_every/
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_decanted_every/
July 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In case anyone missed it last week...