I have never been a fan of science fiction. For me, fiction has to exp…

Steven Pinker
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I have never been a fan of science fiction. For me, fiction has to explore the combinatorial possibilities of people interacting under the constraints imposed by our biology and history. When an author is free to suspend the constraints, it's tennis without a net. ✨ Dangerous minds, lethal machines by Steven Pinker, www.theguardian.com. August 26, 2004.
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