The whole point of science fiction is that you explore the effect of ideas on a society. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes effect explore fiction
I haven't yet written a book in a far-future utopia, where all bad things are eliminated, but it would be fun to do that one day and introduce some subversion. Peter F. Hamilton badbookday Change image and share on social
Once you have extrapolated the effects a particular science will have on society - cheap clean energy, rejuvenation - the political impact is quite easy to predict. The two are twinned. Peter F. Hamilton cheapcleaneasy Change image and share on social
There will always be people treated badly, which I feel is basic human nature and difficult to eliminate. Peter F. Hamilton badlybasicdifficult Change image and share on social
If you compare NASA's annual budget to explore the heavens, that one year budget would fund NOAA's budget to explore the oceans for 1,600 years. Robert Ballard annualbudgetcompare Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
That strategy of buy and hold, which is the sound and sensible one for the individual, can have very dangerous and perverse effects for the market as a whole. Ron Chernow buydangerouseffect Change image and share on social
