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Science fiction in the national interest
Jun. 1st, 2007 06:57 ameeek...this creeps me out
It would be funny if they had some people like Samuel Delaney or Neal Stephenson on this panel - and then recorded their results. I have a feeling the focus of the groups intention would turn from foreign threats to the government to the government itself.
The group's motto is "Science Fiction in the National Interest." (why do I feel that the 'national' interest they are speaking of has nothing to do with my interest or anyone I know?)
To join the group, Andrews says, you have to have at least one technical doctorate degree.
"We're well-qualified nuts," says Jerry Pournelle, co-author of the best sellers Footfall and Lucifer's Hammer and dozens of other books.
Pournelle and others say that science-fiction writers have spent their lives studying the kinds of technologies and scenarios Homeland Security officials have been tackling since the department began operating in 2003.
It would be funny if they had some people like Samuel Delaney or Neal Stephenson on this panel - and then recorded their results. I have a feeling the focus of the groups intention would turn from foreign threats to the government to the government itself.
