Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Timescape is such a big deal in the sci-fi world that Simon and Schuster—who printed Timescape—named a publishing imprint after it. Though the imprint folded in 1984, check the back of your favorite sci-fi classics; they just might have been put out by Timescape Books. (Source.)
There are people who daydream their way into science fiction writing careers, and then there are people like Benford, who has a PhD, and has advised NASA, the White House, and more. (Source.)
You know how Timescape is pretty concerned with the environment? Well, Benford has tried to solve global warming—like, actually. What else do you expect an astrophysicist with a fondness for the planet to do? (Source.)