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William Gibson

Dreaming in public is an important part of our job description, as science writers, but there are bad dreams as well as good dreams. We're dreamers, you see, but we're also realists, of a sort.

William Gibson

Dreams

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William Gibson means that science writers need to share imaginative ideas openly, but they must recognize that not all ideas are positive or practical. While they allow themselves to envision possibilities, they also maintain a grounded perspective to distinguish between hopeful visions and realistic outcomes.

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