If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic. Ursula K. Le Guin fictionmodernmyth Change image and share on social
We have to realize that science is a double-edged sword. One edge of the sword can cut against poverty, illness, disease and give us more democracies, and democracies never war with other democracies, but the other side of the sword could give us nuclear proliferation, biogerms and even forces of darkness. Michio Kaku biogermscutdarkness share on social
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. Alan Perlis artificialgodintelligence Change image and share on social
My brother is an electrical engineer and went to computer science grad school at Stanford, and he'd tell me stories about the happy hours he'd organize. Alec Berg brothercomputerelectrical Change image and share on social
Grades can matter, especially for those students and parents who live for the next round of applications to graduate or professional schools. But there's a problem with the grade emphasis. Math or science graduates earn more than students majoring in the humanities. Amity Shlaes applicationearnemphasis share on social
At 18, my first short story was published - I was paid a penny a word by a science fiction magazine. I continued to write, and five years later I published my first novel, 'Sweetwater.' Laurence Yep continuefictionmagazine Change image and share on social
I think of it as a good opportunity to let, in particular, school kids know that this job and other interesting jobs in science and engineering are open to anyone who works hard in school and gets a good education and studies math and science. And that it's not just for a select group of people. Ellen Ochoa educationengineergood share on social
Butler's novel 'Kindred' may be the book most widely read by readers outside science fiction; it has been assigned as a text in classrooms and has sold steadily since its publication in 1979. Karen Joy Fowler assignbookbutler Change image and share on social
I think sometimes people can get lost in the bigger special effects, science fiction, robot stuff, and those are cool and fun to watch, too, but I think it's so important to sometimes step back and watch something that's about life and human interaction. Dakota Fanning backbigcool share on social
Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not. Isaac Asimov catastrophefictionforesee Change image and share on social