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Abstract
The proliferation of the science-fiction genre has made the average man-in-the-street more aware of invasions from outer space, time machines and robot dictators than of how their television sets work or how they can get more crops from their fields. The scientific community is partly to blame for allowing the media to highlight the “mystique of science” and suppressing their own honest (and most often) far-reaching achievements. The media shares the other half of the blame. The two communities – scientists and media – have much to benefit from each other, and a lot of ground to regain from the science-fiction writers.
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Nancy Byramji
Nancy Byramji is a journalist with the Straits Times of Singapore, specialising in science writing.