Select one the following five essay questions :

1. What value does science fiction have for thinking critically about our contemporary world?

2. When is more data collection not necessarily better?

3. Should robots be designed to perform roles that humans carry out?

4. What does it mean to say that warfare is mediated?

Explain how the mediation of war has changed in the twentieth and twenty-first century with reference to one or more of the following thinkers and concepts in your essay, and clearly link their work to your response.

5. What are some of the key social and environmental issues that emerge with the rise of smart cities?