Nick Sagan Quotes

United States, Novelist
September 16, 1970

Nick Sagan is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of the science fiction novels Idlewild, Edenborn, and Everfree, and his screen credits include episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager. He is the son of astronomer Carl Sagan and artist and writer Linda Salzman.

Also known as Screenwriter, Author

American sci-fi has fallen into the doldrums in part because of the anti-science sentiment that's so prevalent in our culture lately.

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As a science-fiction writer, I feel my responsibility is to look ahead and see the dangers of what might happen and try to warn people of the potential pitfalls.

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- Writer
- Dangers
- Warn

Bringing the astronaut's nightmare to life so vividly is a remarkable accomplishment but Alfonso and Jonas Cuaron want more than just the adrenaline ride - they're feeding our wonder and inviting us to think deeply about profound questions of existence.

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Higher levels of technology allow fewer people to do more damage.

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- People
- Technology
- Damage
We have not been asking the serious questions about the future of our species, questions sci-fi regularly explores by showing us the best and worst of what could be.

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- Future
- Questions
- Sci-Fi
Something my father dearly loved is the scientific method, and it's founded in this element of humility. The idea is that you pursue the truth wherever it goes; you need to evidence, and you can - you see if it's repeatable.

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- Truth
- Evidence
- Method
For a genre that's about looking to the future, science fiction has sure been looking backwards lately. Nostalgia is what sells best, with readers spending their money on movie tie-in novels and sequels to long-running series.

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- Fiction
- Genre
- Nostalgia
'Life in space is impossible,' we're warned, and amidst the hypnotic beauty of these heavens, we become painfully aware of what a hostile environment space is, how unforgiving, how unsympathetic to human desires.

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- Life
- Space
- Desires

Science is a wonderful way of getting out what's real.

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- Real
- Science
- Way
There is a danger, increasingly, that we're in a post-fact society where it seems my ignorance is as good as your facts.

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- Society
- Ignorance
- Facts