Frank Herbert’s Dune features so many characters, groups, and elements that it’s hard to keep track of them all while reading. When David Lynch’s adaptation came out, audiences were given terminology ...

(This post was originally published in 2021 for the release of Dune, but all of these terms are still relevant today as you head to theaters for Dune: Part Two) Dune: Part Two is one of the biggest ...

One of the consequences of destroying all computers during the Butlerian Jihad was that humans were now required to do all complex calculations themselves. This eventually led to the creation of the ...

Mentats are people who are highly skilled in logic, computing, and cognitive thinking. In the Dune universe, instead of creating computers or machines to solve logic issues, society trains selected ...