The Martian is about potatoes – what happened to big ideas in sci-fi?
Sci-fi used to be about wonder and big ideas (Arthur C Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey); now it’s the appliance of science and growing potatoes (Andy Weir’s The Martian). What’s going on?
Philip Harris, Manchester
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