“Bugonia” refers to the ancient Greek belief that bees could spawn spontaneously from dead cow carcasses, and that cow dung was beneficial to the hive. It’s a myth, of course, but that didn’t stop ...

Classified as post-apocalyptic science fiction, Vince Gilligan's "Pluribus" does have mystery elements, particularly surrounding the alien virus that has transformed the rest of humanity. During a ...

Have your feelings changed about the hive mind since last week? Carol (Rhea Seehorn) and the rest of the immune folk in Pluribus had two very different reactions to last week's big reveal: The virus ...

A massive alien UFO is constructed high above a Hardcore Minecraft base, combining sci-fi design with survival engineering. Every block is placed under the constant risk of permadeath. The build ...

Pluribus fans, did we figure out what’s under the tarp? The Apple TV drama gave viewers an extra few days to theorize and mull over episode 5’s cliff-hanger following the Thanksgiving holiday. I'm ...

Source: Courtesy of Apple TV Apple TV’s Pluribus begins with an extraterrestrial virus merging the minds of nearly everyone on Earth into a shared consciousness. The new hive mind brings billions of ...

This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...