The Science Fictional Now

The reality of the Enhanced Games

Steroids won’t automatically make you a better person

May 26 • Evan DeTurk

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March 2026

We’re not the first generation to think about designer babies

The past offers both hope and warnings

Mar 28 • Evan DeTurk

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The Round-Up #5

Neanderthals, male birth control, new clinical trial models, biology comics, and more!

Mar 14 • Evan DeTurk

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February 2026

A walk through biology history at UC Berkeley

What building names can teach us about the history of science

Feb 28 • Evan DeTurk

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Welcome to The Science Fictional Now

Start here!

Feb 21 • Evan DeTurk

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January 2026

Five lessons from my first term of grad school

How I've survived (so far...!)

Jan 25 • Evan DeTurk

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December 2025

The Round-Up #4

AI-designed proteins, embryo editing, Coruscant IRL, and more!

Dec 19, 2025 • Evan DeTurk

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September 2025

The Round-Up #3

Vaccines, bacterial immune systems, sciency travel pictures, and more!

Sep 19, 2025 • Evan DeTurk

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Advice to young scientists

A few things I learned doing research

Sep 5, 2025 • Evan DeTurk

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August 2025

What happens when we make embryos from stem cells?

The science, ethics, and legal status of in vitro gametogenesis

Aug 22, 2025 • Evan DeTurk

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June 2025

The Round-Up #2

Dire wolves, AI virologists, sci-fi TV, and much more!

Jun 13, 2025 • Evan DeTurk

December 2024

Entry points to science fiction literature (Evan's Guide to SF - Part 1)

Been craving some space opera, cyberpunk, or anything in between? Look no further!

Dec 7, 2024 • Evan DeTurk

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