The Bootstrap Paradox, first popularized by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein in his book By His Bootstraps, gets its name from the impossible idea of "pulling yourself up by the bootstraps".

Imagine a scenario in which you visit a friend’s home and, to your shock, discover a time machine sitting in her living room. After a few jaunts to check out some dinosaurs, stir up a little trouble ...

But this season on Legends, not only has Damien (Neal McDonough) been resurrected from after his death at the hands of Green Arrow during Arrow‘s fourth season finale, but fans have gotten to see a ...

Christopher Nolan’s Interstellaris a hugely popular sci-fi movie that plays with many complex ideas in order to tell its story of human courage and cosmic purpose. The film stars Matthew McConaughey ...

Dr. Who Season 9’s Before the Flood broke convention a bit and opened with a monologue from the Doctor explaining the bootstrap paradox, an intellectual puzzle box named for Robert A. Heinlein’s ...