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List of science fiction themes

The following is a list of articles about recurring themes in science fiction.

Beings and entities
Artificial intelligences • Androids and GynoidArtificial lifeBiological robotCyborgs • Robots and humanoid robotsReplicants • Simulated consciousness • Stock characters: • The Absent-minded professor • The Golem • The Mad ScientistRedshirtSpace PirateSuper SoldierClones • DinosaursExtraterrestrial lifeHypothetical types of biochemistryAlien invasionAstrobiologyGod-like aliens • Principles of non-interference (e.g. Prime Directive) • Message from space • Living planets (both sentient and non-sentient) • Hive mindsInfomorphs—memories, characters, and consciences of persons being uploaded to a computer or storage media • MutantsShapeshiftersSuperhumans • Superorganisms • Symbionts • UFOsUplifting—using technology to "raise" non-human animals to human evolutionary levels • Ancient astronautsProgressorship ==Body and mind alterations==
Habitats
Artificial worlds • Alien Zoo—a zoo where humans are kept as exhibits • Arcologies—enormous habitats (hyperstructures) of extremely high human population density • Cyberspace—the new, virtual territory of societal interaction • Domed cityFloating cityFuture of the EarthClimate change—science fiction dealing with effects of anthropogenic climate change and global warming at the end of the Holocene era • MegacityPastoral science fiction—science fiction set in rural, bucolic, or agrarian worlds, either on Earth or on Earth-like planets, in which advanced technologies are downplayed. • Seasteading and ocean colonizationPirate utopiaReality TelevisionSpace colonizationColonization of the MoonEcumenopolisPantropyOther planetsDesert planetMarsTerraformed planetsSpace stations and habitatsUnderground city ==Political themes==
Travel
Accidental travelColonization of other planets, moons, asteroids, etc. • Embryo space colonizationGeneration shipInterstellar arkUploaded astronautTerraformingSpace explorationInterstellar travel/Starships • Faster-than-light travel and communicationsHyperspaceSlipstreamWarp drives • Wormholes • Ansibles • Close to light speed • Bussard ramjets • Ursula K. Le Guin's NAFAL ships, and the Twin paradox • Much slower than light • Generation shipSleeper shipSpace stationsTeleportationTeletransporterTime travelAlternate history: time travel can be used as a plot device to explore parallel universes. While alternate history has its own category (see above), it often occurs in time travel stories as well. • Alternate futureTime loopTravel to the Earth's centerHollow Earth ==See also==
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