"Hollywood groupthink is anathema to the nature of sci fi, which is a cerebral philosophical exploration of humankind …"

"John Rieder notes, for example, that the rising thirst for exploration of alien worlds in fiction starting in the nin…"

"Nonetheless, the crosscurrents flowing between representations of alien encounters and the politics of colonialism re…"

"Science fiction is no more written for scientists than ghost stories are written for ghosts."

"Science fiction is that branch of literature that deals with human responses to changes in the level of science and t…"

"Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today — but…"

"I don't know of any science fiction writer who really attempts to be a prophet. Such authors accomplish their tasks n…"

"Science fiction always bases its future visions on changes in the levels of science and technology. And the reason fo…"

"The rockets that have made spaceflight possible are an advance that, more than any other technological victory of the…"

"Science fiction is the search for a definition of man and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced…"