Usually if nobody hates a piece, nobody loves it, either; and a magazine which sets itself the goal of provoking thought is not doing its job if everybody agrees with what it does. Stanley Schmidt agreegoalhate Change image and share on social
Its limitations are those of the physical universe: it won't let you play with some really wild ideas that aren't possible, but are fun to speculate about. Stanley Schmidt funidealimitation Change image and share on social
As for sticking strictly to presently known science, I will simply point out that we have already experienced at least two major revolutions in science in this century alone. Stanley Schmidt centuryexperiencemajor Change image and share on social
Of course, the way writers think about those things is almost certain to be affected by their own cultural background, and it would be hard to deny that, for whatever reasons, a lot of SF writers come from Anglo or European backgrounds. Stanley Schmidt affectanglobackground share on social
I think the rising and falling popularity of areas like hard SF and far-future SF is, to a considerable extent, the same as any other fashion. Stanley Schmidt areaconsiderableextent Change image and share on social
Some of the biggest changes that have happened are behind the scenes, in the way we produce the magazine. E.g., much of our production has been brought in-house via desktop publishing. Stanley Schmidt bigbringdesktop Change image and share on social
Ideally, I'd like every issue to include a diverse group of stories that meet the qualifications sketched above, but covering a wide range of specific matter and flavour. Stanley Schmidt coverdiverseflavour Change image and share on social
I think the international appeal of SF is quite understandable since the kinds of people who like to read it, are, by the nature of the beast, interested in other cultures, of which other nations on Earth are the closest available example. Stanley Schmidt appealbeastclose share on social
This means I must pay close attention to the writing, but equally so to the scientific background - which sometimes means doing fairly involved calculations. Stanley Schmidt attentionbackgroundcalculation Change image and share on social
There may be something to the suggestion about the pace of technological change intimidating writers, though - it's been awfully hard to keep ahead of real developments. Stanley Schmidt aheadchangedevelopment Change image and share on social
