Artificial Intelligence is at once a fascinating concept, a confusing scientific dilemma, and a science fiction mainstay.

This week, in my most ambitious article to date, we’ll be exploring the rather hectic and rebellious worlds of the Punks. Not just any run of the mill punks, but those punks which are directly related to science fiction: Cyberpunk, Biopunk, and Steampunk.

In her second installment of Defining the Genre, Kelly looks at the difference between hard and soft science fiction.

This is the debut of Kelly’s new article series, Defining the Genre, in which she examines the traits and roots of science fiction and fantasy.