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[ursula]

Does anyone know if there's an actual correlation between reading science fiction as a child and choosing a scientific or technical profession? That is, is there an academic study out there somewhere?

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[ursula]

I'm actually thinking about women-in-science issues: if science fiction is effective as science propaganda, is it having a biased effect? In the best-case scenario, could I get the NSF to give me money to write female-centric science fiction? ;)

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Ah. :) Good luck with that; sounds like an interesting proposal.

[ursula]

I'm in a mulling stage, not a proposal stage . . . Though I bet I could write a very good proposal for something like a lecture series of female science fiction writers and female scientists or possibly students of scientific ethics.

Though I'm not sure who I'd invite, besides Nancy Kress.

[ursula]

Yes. I definitely like this idea . . . But because I am a sane human being, I will put it off till after I pass prelims.