i spoke to scientists there where they are working on this artificial photosynthesis and i hung out withhem and i wanted to know about the jealousies of science. while this was all happening, the u.b.a. stuff -- it didn't surprise me and shock me as much as it shocked others. in fact, their crimes were fairly small. trying to stop a paper being published by a rival. well, the paper was published anyway. extrapolating a bit of data. it is a standard technique. you extrapolate the curve. not quite as great a sin as people made out but still, it is important to now and then to, you know, wear out some shoe leather just to find out what's necessary. tavis: for you, finally here, when the subject matter is so serious, like climate change, you fictionalized this. is there a message that you want to empower readers with or is this purely entertainment? >> no, i think it is more than entertainment although i hope that it will entertain a reader. tavis: it is not proselytizing, though? >> no. fiction has to have the life blood running through it of the real world and none of your intentions. i wo