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Oct 9, 2020 · Effective use of science fiction in research that is intended to resonate with the public, or claims to represent the public interest as revealed through a science fiction lens, should consider the persistent cores—science/technology for science fiction, and magic for fantasy—that reflect “the people’s choice,” to determine the ...
- Christopher Benjamin Menadue, Kristi Giselsson, David Guez
- 2020
Aug 3, 2017 · Two characteristics of the use of science fiction in research became evident in the review: its role as a tool for advocacy and cultural insight and its effectiveness as an aid to learning and teaching.
- Christopher Benjamin Menadue, Karen Diane Cheer
- 2017
Aug 3, 2017 · Two characteristics of the use of science fiction in research became evident in the review: its role as a tool for advocacy and cultural insight and its effectiveness as an aid to learning...
Researchers employ science fiction and fantasy in public engagement, advocacy, and education as significant sources of insights to identify public interests, inspire public policy, and influence future science.
- Introduction
- Science Fiction as Ethical Instruction
- Notes
- References
An extraordinary amount of science fiction (SF) carries significant content of a moralistic nature consistently reflecting concerns about social becoming nested within the context of the times the works were written (Blackford, 2017). As a rule it is perilous to lump an entire genre into any single orientation, but in the case of SF and ethics ther...
An important caveat moving forward is that the “science fiction” referred throughout this piece is the genre as popularly perceived. “Literature” is also broadly drawn to include numerous film productions both cinematic and for television. This is also not science fiction as sometimes defined by literary scholars. To this point is the case of Jules...
Except for the comeuppance of Jay Gatsby in Fitzgerald’s magnum opus, it is notable that the banal ignorance that come of privilege in the person of Daisy got away scot (pardon the pun) free.A useful primer on the relationship between science and literature is Clarke, B., & Rossini, M. (Eds.). (2010). The Routledge companion to literature and science. Routledge.Pay particular attention to the bonus segment of the “Time Machine” podcast at about the 49-minute mark where he is quoted as appealing for developing a university pedagogy in “foresight”.Aldiss, B. W. (2005) “on the origin of species: Mary Shelley”. speculations on speculation: theories of science fiction. eds. James Gunn and Matthew Candelaria. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow. BBC Radio 4, (2019), In Our Time, “The time machine”, (Broadcast and Podcast) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009bmf(Retrieved, November 28, 2019) Blackford,...
Jun 13, 2022 · Fleischmann and Templeton (Citation 2008, 5) found a salient theme in their interviews was ‘science fiction as a first exposure to science’, arguing that their findings ‘demonstrate the complex and multiple ways that science fiction influences the career decisions of scientists and engineers’.
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science fiction should be part of education to make people think critically. It should be considered in society because it helps society face the societal challenges related to implementing...
