Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today – but the core of science fiction, its essence, the concept around which it revolves, has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all.

— Isaac Asimov

Science is the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experimentation. Combine with Fiction, imagined advancements can play out with only the limits of imagination as restraints. Often that combination can question humanity’s role in the universe, the future of our shared planet, test theories or debate big ideas that will shape our future.

Sci Fi Smackdown’s mission is to explore these questions, to solicit opinions, to open our thoughts to all these possibilities and to find common ground through debate. Join me as we discover our world and imaginations together.