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Jul 7, 20194 min read
#SciFi, #AI – Distributed Ground Station – Australia Operations in 2030 – Rodney Barton
We welcome Rodney Barton back to The Central Blue for his first short story, exploring the potential future of the planned DGS


Jun 9, 201911 min read
#Scifi, #AI – It has always been thus – Jason Begley
Fiction is playing an increasingly important role in shaping the debate and discussion on the future of warfare. In this short story, Jason


Mar 10, 20196 min read
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: AugoStrat Awakenings, Part II – Mick Ryan
We are pleased to welcome back Mick Ryan with the second instalment of his short story AugoStrat Awakenings. You can find the first part of


Mar 3, 20194 min read
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines – Chris McInnes
The Terminator series is something of a touchstone for popular thinking regarding artificial intelligence. Chris McInnes joins the #SciFi, #


Feb 6, 20193 min read
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Good News from the Vatican – Shane Dunn
Shane Dunn joins our #SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War series to discuss Good News from the Vatican by Robert Silverberg. The book presents


Feb 3, 20196 min read
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Trusted – Marija Jovanovich
Marija Jovanovich joins our #SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War series with a short, and very human, story on the ups and downs of future...


Jan 20, 20193 min read
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Carl Rhodes
Carl Rhodes joins us to look at the artificial intelligence, autonomy, and human-machine teaming implications for Philip Dick’s 1968 book Do


Jan 13, 20196 min read
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: AugoStrat Awakenings – Mick Ryan
We are very pleased to welcome Mick Ryan to the #SciFi #AI series with his short story about Jason and the Augo-Strats.


Jan 9, 20193 min read
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Fahrenheit 451 – Mark O’Neill
We welcome Mark O’Neill to launch our #scifi #AI series with his review of Ray Bradbury’s 1951 classic, Fahrenheit 451.


Jan 6, 20192 min read
Science Fiction, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of War: An Introduction – Editorial
Reading science fiction drives us to think about the future and frees us from the constraints of the present, allowing us to see the trends


Mar 4, 20186 min read
2026: Operation Iranian Freedom – Phil Walter, Diane Maye, and Nathan Finney
4 March 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series...


Feb 18, 20184 min read
#highintensitywar: A series introduction – Editors of TCB and From Balloons to Drones
18 February 2018 During 2017, a major war on the Korean Peninsula became a distinct possibility. As the rhetoric over North Korea’s...


Oct 21, 20164 min read
Ghost Fleet: A Review – Jason Begley
Though a work of fiction, Ghost Fleet stimulates the reader’s thinking about a broad range of ideas and issues, encouraging...


Oct 14, 20166 min read
Fiction and the Airman’s Mind – Travis Hallen
Air Force needs to embrace the potential of fiction in the development of the minds of its airmen. Not only will it make Professional...
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