论文标题
证明了英国天文学界的科幻热情与职业愿望之间的互动
Evidencing the interaction between science fiction enthusiasm and career aspirations in the UK astronomy community
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论文摘要
对科幻小说的兴趣与天体物理学的职业愿望之间的轶事联系已建立。但是，这种联系的强有力的统计证据以及对其流行率的定量评估已经缺失了。在这里，我报告了两项调查的结果，研究了科幻热情与天文学职业之间的联系 - 首先是沃里克大学天文学与天体物理学小组的案例研究，于2021年2月进行，第二次对参加英国国家天文学会议的与会者进行了更大的调查，这两次都在两次演出中。在较大的调查中，有93％的英国天文学家（239名受访者中有223名）对科幻小说表示兴趣，而69％（164）表示它影响了他们的生活或职业选择。这项研究为科幻小说在影响天文职业的采用中的作用提供了有力的统计证据。
The anecdotal connection between an interest in science fiction and career aspirations in astrophysics is well established. However strong statistical evidence for such a connection, and a quantitative assessment of its prevalence, has been missing. Here I report the results of two surveys examining the connection between science fiction enthusiasm and astronomical careers - first a case study of the University of Warwick Astronomy and Astrophysics group, carried out in February 2021, and second a larger survey of attendees at the UK National Astronomy Meeting in July 2022. In both surveys, a significant majority of respondents expressed an interest in science fiction. In the larger survey, 93% of UK astronomers (223 of 239 respondents) expressed an interest in science fiction, while 69% (164) stated that it had influenced their life or career choices. This study provides strong statistical evidence for the role of science fiction in influencing the adoption of astronomical careers.
