New Book Explores Science Fiction Turned Reality

By Steve Goldstein
Published: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 2:27pm
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The term “science fiction” doesn’t always make sense because the fiction may not stay that way.

There are many ideas and concepts that seem far fetched, but wait long enough and they turn out to be true.

Science fiction can also help us think about big ideas. That’s part of what’s behind the new anthology “Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future.”

We talked with one of the book’s editors, Arizona State University professor Ed Finn.