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This magazine is aimed at fans and creators of sci-fi and related media of all kinds. It includes all content related to the sci-fi genre and only content related to the sci-fi genre. The goal is to build a community for everyone who enjoys science fiction and related topics. This includes the obvious books, movies, and TV shows, but also original writing, the discussion of writing SF, futuristic art and designs, and the science and technologies that inspire the sci-fi genre. **Team Top 20**

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Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science (news.yahoo.com)

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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

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[–] BaldProphet@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Every high-school library should have at least a few books by Timothy Zahn, IMO.

[–] Cwilliams 1 points 1 year ago

I heard about schools using The Martian Classroom Edition in space science claseses

[–] fazalmajid@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s because the snobbery of English teachers puts ~~Socialist Realusm~~ literary 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.