Dinner at college high table is one of the legendary experiences of England. I could remember keenly each one I had attended; the repartee is sharper than the cutlery. Gregory Benford attendcollegecutlery Change image and share on social
As we all saw in grade school, once you learn how to read a book, somebody is going to want to write one - that's how authors are made. Once we know how to read our own genetic code, someone is going to want to rewrite that 'text,' tinker with traits - play God, some would say. Gregory Benford authorbookcode share on social
A view of nature as dense and nonlinear is at the core of our contemporary science. Process and order emerge subtly. Gregory Benford contemporarycoredense Change image and share on social
As fandom grew more variegated, genzines reflected a broadening of interests, carrying personal columns of humor and reflection, science articles, amateur fiction, stylish gossip, and inevitably, thoughtful pieces on the future of fandom. Gregory Benford amateurarticlebroaden share on social
My feeling is that science is virtually an unexplored ground. It's very visible - more so all the time - but there's no fiction that tells us how scientists think, and they really don't think the way that other people do. Gregory Benford feltfictiongrind share on social
I've always felt that specialization is best left to the insects. Gregory Benford felthaveinsect Change image and share on social
Enzymes - plainly the most important biotechnology of our era - already permeate many industrial processes. Unlike fossil fuels, they carry chemical programming which drives complex reactions, are renewable, and work at ordinary pressures and temperatures. Gregory Benford biotechnologycarrychemical share on social
To us large creatures, space-time is like the sea seen from an ocean liner, smooth and serene. Up close, though, on tiny scales, it's waves and bubbles. At extremely fine scales, pockets and bubbles of space-time can form at random, sputtering into being, then dissolving. Gregory Benford bubbleclosecreature share on social
Whatever the life form, evolution selects for economy of resources. Gregory Benford economyevolutionform Change image and share on social
Seeing the space future through science fiction can be difficult. Much science fiction of the early era, the 1950s through the '70s, took an expansionist view. Gregory Benford 1950s70sdifficult Change image and share on social