Science Fiction

Infinite Worlds: Science Fiction and the Future of Humanity is now on view in the fourth-floor lobby of Central Library. The exhibit, which features rare publications from Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives and Central Library collections, explores speculative fiction through themes such as advances in science and technology and their effect on the future of human society. Read More

For international student Rani Banjarian, differences are what make him feel a part of the university community. Read More

The UK audio science fiction magazine Starship Sofa has published a podcast of "Descartes' Stepchildren," a short story by Robert Scherrer, professor and chair of the Vanderbilt's department of physics and astronomy. Read More

She’s juggling her studies and life as a sci-fi author! Meet writing phenom Kat Zhang.   [vucastblurb]… Read More

Vanderbilt physicist Robert Scherrer supplements his scientific research with writing science fiction stories. Bob Scherrer is bicultural: Not only is he a practicing theoretical physicist, but the chairman of Vanderbilt’s physics department is also a published author of science fiction. Several years ago we did a… Read More