Other Writings
Game of Thrones As Theory.
It's not as realist as it seems - and that's a good thing.
Armies, Gold, Flags and Stories
What Game of Thrones has taught us about pop culture and foreign policy.
Game of Thrones, War Crimes and the American Conscience.
Audience anger serves as a warning against indiscriminate violence.
The New York Times Says Killer Robot Movies Are Bad For Us. They're Wrong.
Do science fiction analogies and stories have consequences for how we think about serious policy issues? As it happens, we have new research on just this question – and it turns out the answers are more complicated.
The SkyNet Factor
Four myths about science fiction and the killer robot debate.