Kevin Ikenberry: How hard and speculative science have fueled my science fiction…

When Pete put this question to me, it took a bit of time in hospital for me to fully grasp it. The question wasn’t the cause of my medical issue, but laying there without much to do besides think and dream gave me the chance to realize that there are three ways that science (hard or speculative) has fueled my fiction.

1. Endless possibility.

We live in a time where major scientific advancements that will affect our future generation happen nearly every day. We may not hear of them for years, b...