Science Fiction and Policy
May 22nd, 2009Posted by: admin
From the front page (of the Style Section) of today’s Washington Post, there’s an article about the latest engagement between government and science fiction writers on the future. This is an ongoing effort, currently with the Department of Homeland Security, to encourage different kinds of thinking that has some basis in science. The costs are minimal, but light pieces like the one linked to here really don’t address the value of such programs. As this is a flip side of the efforts to get better scientific advice for entertainment ventures, it’s disappointing to see relatively superficial coverage like this.