Joelle Renstrom

Joelle Renstrom teaches writing with a focus on sci-fi, robots, and space exploration at Boston University. She maintains an award-winning blog, Could This Happen, about the relationship between science and science fiction. Her collection of essays, Closing the Book: Travels in Life, Loss, and Literature, was published in August 2015.

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YOUR NEXT CHECKUP IS SCHEDULED

The (A.I.) Doctor Will See You Now

What if artificial intelligence could accurately diagnose you—and save you a trip to the doctor’s office?

Joelle Renstrom

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NICE AND FRIENDLY

Will Care-Bots Cure the Loneliness of Nursing Homes?

‘Stevie gives them motivation to do things that are good for them.’

Joelle Renstrom

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MECHANICAL LOVE LANGUAGES

What Does Consent Mean When One of You Is a Robot?

The law hasn’t exactly figured this sticky ethical question out—but the day is fast coming when it will have to.

Joelle Renstrom

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UNNATURAL TALENT?

The Blurring of Olympics and Paralympics

As prosthetics improve, will the event for physically disabled athletes see some loss?

Joelle Renstrom

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IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON

When You Die, You’ll Live on as a Robot

Memories die with those who keep them, but data last forever.

Joelle Renstrom