Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF

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Sujet : Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF
De : kjrobinson (at) *nospam* mail.com (Kevrob)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.written
Date : 10. Oct 2024, 21:28:38
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On 10/7/2024 11:43 AM, Don wrote:
Ahasuerus wrote:
Robert Woodward wrote:
I think authors mess up biology quite often in Science Fiction/Fantasy.
For example, IMHO, genetic engineering will be much more difficult than
some authors assume because an individual's DNA isn't the blueprint but
the assembly instructions.
>
Also, I have seen stories where advanced bio-technic civilizations use
bacteria (or multicellular organisms) to wreck havoc on our type of
technology. Essentially, they are speeding up rust and other forms of
degradation by one or more orders of magnitude. This, unfortunately,
requires one of more orders of magnitude more power at the cellular
level (probably greater amounts of stored energy as well).
>
The other day a PharmD wrote
(https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1fj0aon/books_that_feature_speculative_but_accurate/):
>
science fiction ... is very sophisticated when it comes to
engineering, astronomy and physics, but when it comes to
biochemistry, medicine and pharmacology, I've yet to encounter
any fiction that gets it right.
>
My response was:
>
Are you, by chance, familiar with Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy
(https://effectiviology.com/knolls-law/):
>
everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true, except for
the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge
>
or the similar Gell-Mann amnesia effect
(https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_Amnesia_effect)?
 Robin Cook's mentioned at the reddit link. My followup pertains to Cook.
 Edgar Allan Poe (EAP) invented.....
[snip]
Cook is a trained M. Have you tried F.Paul Wilson's medical-related thrillers? He's a DO.
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Date Sujet#  Auteur
21 Sep 24 * It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF39Robert Woodward
22 Sep 24 +* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF35Ahasuerus
7 Oct 24 i`* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF34Don
10 Oct 24 i `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF33Kevrob
11 Oct 24 i  +* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF5Scott Dorsey
11 Oct 24 i  i+* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF2ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan
11 Oct 24 i  ii`- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1Scott Dorsey
12 Oct 24 i  i`* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF2James Nicoll
12 Oct 24 i  i `- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1Scott Dorsey
11 Oct 24 i  `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF27Don
11 Oct 24 i   `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF26Bobbie Sellers
12 Oct 24 i    +- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1Paul S Person
17 Oct 24 i    +- CRITICAL by Robin Cook1Don
20 Oct 24 i    `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF23Robert Carnegie
20 Oct 24 i     +- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1Bobbie Sellers
20 Oct 24 i     `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF21Scott Dorsey
20 Oct 24 i      `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF20Don
20 Oct 24 i       +* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF9William Hyde
21 Oct 24 i       i`* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF8Robert Woodward
21 Oct 24 i       i +* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF6Don
21 Oct 24 i       i i`* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF5Paul S Person
22 Oct 24 i       i i +* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF2Lynn McGuire
23 Oct 24 i       i i i`- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1Don
23 Oct 24 i       i i `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF2Cryptoengineer
23 Oct 24 i       i i  `- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1Dimensional Traveler
21 Oct 24 i       i `- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1Paul S Person
20 Oct 24 i       +* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF8Bobbie Sellers
21 Oct 24 i       i`* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF7Don
21 Oct 24 i       i +* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF2Bobbie Sellers
21 Oct 24 i       i i`- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1Don
22 Oct 24 i       i `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF4Scott Dorsey
22 Oct 24 i       i  +- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1Don
22 Oct 24 i       i  `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF2Don
22 Oct 24 i       i   `- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1Paul S Person
21 Oct 24 i       `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF2Paul S Person
21 Oct 24 i        `- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1William Hyde
12 Oct 24 `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF3Robert Carnegie
12 Oct 24  `* Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF2Paul S Person
12 Oct 24   `- Re: It is not just Physics that Should be Hard in Hard SF1William Hyde

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