I love science fiction. There are ways in which this community kept me and my partner alive through some very, very bad years, and I will always acknowledge that.
Interpretation
The quote expresses gratitude towards the science fiction community for providing support during difficult times.
Nalo Hopkinson reflects on how the science fiction genre and its community have been a source of solace and support for her and her partner during challenging periods in their lives. She acknowledges the importance of this community in helping them navigate hardships, emphasizing the profound impact that shared interests and connections can have on personal well-being.
In practice
In a speech at a sci-fi convention to highlight the power of community support.
You look at science fiction and look how often it talks about being alien, being alienated about the other. Look at the number of blue people - 'Avatar,' I'm looking at you. And it is now easier to find people of color in science-fiction literature and media, but the issues of representation are still really, really troubling.
What is mathematics? It is only a systematic effort of solving puzzles posed by nature.
Researchers have found that the brain definitely sends nerves directly to organs of the immune system and not just to the heart and the lower gut. In that way, too, the brain is influencing the body.
Sometimes the probabilities are very close to certainties, but they're never really certainties
Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.
When results are shared freely amongst the biological community, as has been done for the worm and the Human Genome Projects, specialist scientists can move much more rapidly towards their goals.
Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep awe and joy that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist.
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