Ep275 - Nicholas Meyer | Star Trek and The Science of Optimism
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Science Fiction vs Science Fantasy
i am not a scientist, just an artist. As joseph conrad wrote, my aim above all is to make you see. I tell stories the purpose of which is to make people laugh or cry. In a word, to make you feel. And if at the end what is meant to be an emotional journey, you wind up thinking about what you have felt, so much the better. i typically read very little science fiction. Oh, i adore jules verne and his scientific, or i should say, unscientific, but preceently entertaining rival. H g, wells, their differences are worth noting. When verne shot his rocket to the moon, he
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