The problem with the merging of science and the corporate mentality is greed and greed often leads to unethical practices. For the corporate world applied science means dollars, as anyone who has made a recent trip to the pharmacy and doesn’t have health insurance could tell you. But applied science is taking what we already know in the world of science and applying it to things that will supposedly better mankind such as pharmaceuticals and, of course, the all-important weapons of mass destruction. Basic science is the discovery of something new in our understanding of how the universe and nature works. As far as I’m concerned there is only one type of science which is basic. In the world of scientific funding, there is two types of science, basic and applied. One of the major topics that Atwood focuses on throughout the series is the marriage between science and the corporate world. Yes, there is an allusion to climate change, but the series really focuses on all the ailments that plague modern society that lead to the ultimate demise of humanity.
I do have to say, however, it is not quite up to the expectations that I think would be a good climate change series mainly because climate change is not the main focus. My latest search for the ultimate climate change thriller series has led me to Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam series as a number of ecofiction sites have listed it as one of the best for climate change.
Victoria College at the University of Toronto, Toronto Canada
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