Science-fiction Studies, Volume 30, Issue 2SFS Publications, 2003 - Science fiction |
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If we want to know our biotechnological future , these sources suggest , then we must look to the realm of the imagination ; it is the origin point of scientific knowledge . Some journalists draw this idea out expressly .
If we want to know our biotechnological future , these sources suggest , then we must look to the realm of the imagination ; it is the origin point of scientific knowledge . Some journalists draw this idea out expressly .
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In a runaway world such as our own , the relationship between science , the imagination , and the future becomes a central cultural dilemma . We can see some of the stakes of this cultural dilemma being played out in the tropes of ...
In a runaway world such as our own , the relationship between science , the imagination , and the future becomes a central cultural dilemma . We can see some of the stakes of this cultural dilemma being played out in the tropes of ...
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the imagination . In fact , the impulse to fantasy is as stubborn as the impulse to cognitive identity . The fact that the never - possible is not expunged , but in fact becomes a hugely important cultural mode , is astounding .
the imagination . In fact , the impulse to fantasy is as stubborn as the impulse to cognitive identity . The fact that the never - possible is not expunged , but in fact becomes a hugely important cultural mode , is astounding .
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