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Science Fiction and Complicated Ideas (opens the original)
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The Complicated Discussion of EugenicsOne of the most valuable things about science fiction is that it can let us examine complicated ideas while removing some of those complications. The most common complication is our history and how we’ve misused science and other ideas. One of the most misused ideas in science fiction is eugenics. Because while the way humans have used it has been bad, the simple understanding is that if you remove certain genes, you remove that trait, and that has the poten
The Dark Sciences (opens the original)
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Why Misunderstanding is a Good Thing (opens the original)
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Every story is a collaborationBill turned on the radio to listen to his favorite show. It had been interrupted by an emergency news broadcast. The news had said that Martians were attacking. He paused for a minute longer to verify that he had heard it right. With the second mention of aliens, he knew what he had to do. He grabbed his shotgun and scanned the night sky for alien ships.There wasn’t an invasion. There were people, like Bill, who turned on the radio and misinterpreted Orson Welles’ r
Terminal Velocity (opens the original)
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We Live in a World Dominated by Fear (opens the original)
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Fear is the Mind-Killer“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” I’ve been watching and enjoying the Lanterns TV show, and one thing that makes it so good is its exploration of fear and a core idea at the heart of the Green Lanterns t
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