Sci-fi books are popular choices. John M Lund Photography Inc./Stone via Getty ImagesScience fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations. It can help people think critically about the ethics of science. Researchers have also found that sci-fi serves as a positive influence on how people view science. Science fiction scholar Istvan Csicsery-Ronay calls this “science-fictional habits of mind.” Scientists and engineers have reported that their childho
It’s because the snobbery of English teachers puts
Socialist Realusmliterary fiction above everything else.Ursula Le Guin’s “On Serious Literature” springs to mind:
https://www.ursulakleguin.com/on-serious-literature
Why this child abuse must be perpetrated to appease a coterie of critics eludes me.