Sujet : Re: (ReacTor) Five Works of SF Inspired by Pseudoscience
De : jbeeson (at) *nospam* invalid.net.invalid (Joy Beeson)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.writtenDate : 14. Jul 2024, 03:19:35
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On Tue, 28 May 2024 14:17:12 -0000 (UTC),
jdnicoll@panix.com (James
Nicoll) wrote:
Five Works of SF Inspired by Pseudoscience
Some good (or at least interesting) SF has been based on truly
bonkers pseudoscience.
https://reactormag.com/five-works-of-sf-inspired-by-pseudoscience/
One of the comments made me realize that the Lensmen must have been
inspired, in part, by hybrid corn. Only in part, because the seeds
produced by the hybrid are not good for planting.
Breeders create two inbred strains, then plant them in alternating
rows and detassel the female parent and, after the seed has set, mow
down the male parent.
(I wonder whether anyone on this forum remembers the "Texas
Male-Sterile Cytoplasm" disaster.)
-- Joy Beesonjoy beeson at centurylink dot nethttp://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/
Re: (ReacTor) Five Works of SF Inspired by Pseudoscience