These are all very good points. There are certainly a lot of incredible women sci-fi writers, and Le Guin is top of the list. To me, it's not the lack of them that is the problem, but that they haven't quite hit the zeitgeist the way the space operas have. But you're right, it's more the genre that needs to shift (to these kind of solarp…
These are all very good points. There are certainly a lot of incredible women sci-fi writers, and Le Guin is top of the list. To me, it's not the lack of them that is the problem, but that they haven't quite hit the zeitgeist the way the space operas have. But you're right, it's more the genre that needs to shift (to these kind of solarpunk futures) regardless of who writes them. That being said, I would love to see a woman tech founder at the caliber of Elon Musk!
Well not for eating. But that's only because right now the way we genetically modify food is for economic gain, not for health.
If we engineered a vegetables in snowy regions to have more Vitamin D, for example, that would be beneficial to the health of everyone who lived there. But if we engineer wheat to be able to withstand any and all pests in the field (as we do now), then it makes that grain harder to digest. So GMO in the right circumstances and for the right reasons I am for. Unfortunately, no food on the market today that is genetically modified is modified for the benefit of our health (and thus is often detrimental to our health by accident).
These are all very good points. There are certainly a lot of incredible women sci-fi writers, and Le Guin is top of the list. To me, it's not the lack of them that is the problem, but that they haven't quite hit the zeitgeist the way the space operas have. But you're right, it's more the genre that needs to shift (to these kind of solarpunk futures) regardless of who writes them. That being said, I would love to see a woman tech founder at the caliber of Elon Musk!
What would you like them to found? :)
Gingko Bioworks is honestly my favorite company right now. We need to get them more press!
so interesting! i wouldn't have thought you a fan of GMOs.
Well not for eating. But that's only because right now the way we genetically modify food is for economic gain, not for health.
If we engineered a vegetables in snowy regions to have more Vitamin D, for example, that would be beneficial to the health of everyone who lived there. But if we engineer wheat to be able to withstand any and all pests in the field (as we do now), then it makes that grain harder to digest. So GMO in the right circumstances and for the right reasons I am for. Unfortunately, no food on the market today that is genetically modified is modified for the benefit of our health (and thus is often detrimental to our health by accident).