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The article suggests, as others have in this thread, that genres are hybridizing. And it doesn't surprise me a bit that readers are seeking "less hard" stories to read; life is hard enough for many, I suppose.
It does suggest that what we think of as SF may be in store for a sea-change, away from neuron-snapping quantum physics exposition and toward simply accepting and using the tech at hand. One of the more popular SF TV series, Galactica, would be a perfect example of this: How much did the show get into the mechanics of the robots, or the theory behind their jump drives? They didn't; they just accepted 'em, used 'em, and told us a great dramatic story of exodus, prejudice, war and love. And the show was a runaway hit.
(I'd like to use examples from my own books here, but the mods would just yank the post. Suffice to say, I've tried to swing in the lighter direction in favor of story myself, though not to the extent that other authors have managed. But I think it's a valid direction.)
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