the hard sf renaissance Edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer (Tor, 960 pages, $39.95)Hard science fiction, the core subgenre of SF that extrapolates the effects of science and technology ...

This is followed by a dynamic phase where neuronal activity refines the visual map. In contrast, in flies the system seems to be completely hard-wired and only rely on genetic inputs." ...

The visual system is probably the best understood part of the brain. Over the past 75 years, neuroscientists have assembled a detailed account of how light waves entering your eyes allow you to ...

The San Francisco Giants have one of the lowest-ranked farm systems in baseball.

But one reason for hard sf's durability, upsetting if you are an English teacher, is that many readers interested in science are not much sensitive to style.

Twenty-four flight information displays can now help connect travelers who are deaf and hard of hearing with friends and family with the new visual paging system.

Stanley Schmidt has been synonymous with hard science fiction in the magazine world for the past 34 years that he’s been the editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, but now he’s moving on ...

Left to right, San Francisco sommelier Josh Decolongon leads SFGATE reporters Madeline Wells, Michelle Robertson and Dianne de Guzman through a tasting of trendy new hard seltzers.

Own a "soft story building" in San Francisco? Expect to be hearing from the City of San Francisco over the next few months.

The system has been specifically designed to provide visual feedback for hard of hearing gamers allowing them to visually see the direction of audio and surroundsound in full colour.

When Buster Posey accepted the president of baseball operations job with the San Francisco Giants, he knew there would be a lot of work that had to get done wit ...