Chakaia Booker, Acid Rain, 2001, rubber tires and wood, overall: 120 x 240 x 36 inches; each armature (3 total): 80 x 48 x 1 inches; tire pallet (12 total): 22 x 48 x 40 inches. National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC. Museum purchase: Members’ Acquisition Fund © Chakaia Booker. Photo by Lee Stalsworth.

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Science fiction can illuminate issues in science and technology in ways that escape standard analysis. The short fiction offered here differs from much of our other content, but science fiction opens up new perspectives on emerging issues, as well as inspires technological developments and policy innovations both large and small.