I thought of myself as an outsider in a lot of ways as I was growing up. Not in a bad way; more as an observer. I often find myself thinking as an observer of science fiction rather than as a participant.

The way I usually put it is that as an SF writer, I'm never required to be right.

My mother wrote a couple of romances when I was a kid, and I always saw books in our bookshelf with 'Schroeder' on the spine.

Andy Clark has several books you can find on Amazon, including 'Natural Born Cyborgs' and 'Being There.' I particularly recommend 'Being There' to anybody who still thinks the Cartesian separation of mind and body should be taken seriously.

The origin of life is one of the great outstanding mysteries of science.

A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology.

Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on.

Given my absolute druthers, I would certainly like to see that every part of my body is used for spare parts for science.