http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/21/AR2009052104379.html
U.S. Mission for Sci-Fi Writers: Imagine That
Novelists Plot the Future Of Homeland Security

Science fiction writers tend to know a lot about science. And the ranks of federal and commercial R&D departments are stuffed with sci-fi fanatics. The cost to taxpayers is minimal. The writers call this “science fiction in the national interest,” and they consult [...]