Quote by Greg Egan

Pop science goes flying off in all kinds of fashionable directions, and it often drags a lot of SF writers with it. I've been led astray like that myself at times.

Pop science goes flying off in all kinds of fashionable dire

Summary

This quote suggests that popular science often indulges in trendy and exaggerated ideas, and science fiction writers are sometimes influenced by such trends. The speaker admits being misled by these trends. It highlights the potential misalignment between scientific facts and the imaginative world created by science fiction, cautioning against allowing popular science to stray too far from the truth.

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