seancraven.blogspot.com - 11/17/2008
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One of the very first images I processed on a computer -- I don't have any of the color prints I did back then and was very surprised to turn this up. Maybe I should give it a lick of color, just for shits and giggles. I blame this one on Stephan Tall's Mushroom Planet. Over at Biology In ...
io9.com - 11/18/2008
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io9.com —
Is science fiction keeping ordinary people from understanding
real science? Many science writers seem to think so.
Science blogging conference Science09 decided to survey science bloggers about their feelings on science fiction, and the results were ...
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Science Fiction Is Making You More Clueless About ...
sciencefictionbiology.blogspot.com - 11/18/2008
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sciencefictionbiology.blogspot.com —
ScienceOnline09 is an annual science communication conference that
brings together scientists, bloggers, educators, and students to discuss
promoting public understanding of science. Stephanie Zvan and I will be moderating a session on science ...
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Science and Fiction: What Do You Think?
scifistandpoint.wordpress.com - 11/20/2008
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A few days ago, Peggy over at Biology
in Science Fiction posted a series of questions about
the relationship between science and science fiction, particularly relating to the promotion of the former by the latter, and invited scientists and sf writers ...
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It’s science fiction, not science class
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Science and Science Fiction: The First Responses
Biology in Science Fiction —
So, the first responses to Stephanie and my query about your thoughts on science and science fiction are starting to come in. We'll be updating our posts with links to people's responses, but I'd like to give a special *thank you* to our first responders: Sean Craven was the first to respond to my post. Simon Haynes was the first to respond to Stephanie's post.Now we'd like to hear from you! Read the questions, post the answers on your blog and leave a link in the comments section of my post or Stephanie's ...
Science Fiction Is Making You More Clueless About Science [Science And Science Fiction]
io9 —
... that harm often results. Most of the general public wouldn’t consider the various CSI shows as science fiction, but that’s exactly what they are. One consequence is that people serving on juries often expect more than is actually possible from prosecutors and have little understanding of important details and caveats of scientific evidence – so, our legal system is suffering due to missunderstandings that often originate from TV shows. Sean Craven puts it most concisely: Most science fiction is, from my limited and biased ...
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suvudu.com 5/5/2009 —
"Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games"
That's what it says at the top of this site; it's in the title. Notice that, front and center is Science Fiction . So where is it? Or, more importantly, what is it?
I'm asking as a ...
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