I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.

The realisation that our small planet is only one of many worlds gives mankind the perspective it needs to realise sooner that our own world belongs to all its creatures.

If children have interests, then education happens.

What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

Now I'm a scientific expert; that means I know nothing about absolutely everything.

I don't think there are any secrets to writing in the - everybody has their own techniques. You must be widely read, that's one thing, because you have to resolve a tremendous amount of background information. Also, you should know what the competition is writing, just so you're not wasting your time doing the same thing. Unless you do it better, of course.