Robert J Sawyer quotes

Science fiction has always used metaphors and disguises, talking about alien civilizations or the future.

Science fiction has always been a means for political comment. H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds' wasn't about a Martian invasion - it was a critique of British colonialism, and... 'The Time Machine' is really an indictment of the British class system.

The heart and soul of good writing is research; you should write not what you know but what you can find out about.

Science fiction has always been a means for political comment. H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds' wasn't about a Martian invasion - it was a critique of British colonialism, and... 'The Time Machine' is really an indictment of the British class system.

Science fiction is about extrapolation, looking back through history, spotting a trend, and predicting where it will go.

Science fiction has always used metaphors and disguises, talking about alien civilizations or the future.

Science fiction should not be dismissed as escapism. It is a profound vehicle for talking about social and political issues.

Science fiction has always been a means for political comment. H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds' wasn't about a Martian invasion - it was a critique of British colonialism, and... 'The Time Machine' is really an indictment of the British class system.

We absolutely do some of the best science in the world in Canada, across a broad spectrum of disciplines: quantum computing in Waterloo, paleontology in Alberta, neuroscience at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health in Vancouver, and many more.

Science fiction is about extrapolation, looking back through history, spotting a trend, and predicting where it will go.

When we have machines that are as intelligent - and then twice as intelligent - as we are, there is no reason why that relationship cannot be synergistic rather than antagonistic.