Comments on: Extrapolative Fiction for Sapient Earthlings http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2010/02/28/extrapolative-fiction-for-sapient-earthlings/ "I like a little science in my fiction" Tue, 22 May 2012 21:22:23 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Carnival of Creativity April 8, 2011 | The Writing Reader http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2010/02/28/extrapolative-fiction-for-sapient-earthlings/comment-page-1/#comment-17002 Carnival of Creativity April 8, 2011 | The Writing Reader Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:33:35 +0000 http://crossedgenres.com/simf/?p=111#comment-17002 [...] Holt presents Extrapolative Fiction for Sapient Earthlings at Science in my [...] [...] Holt presents Extrapolative Fiction for Sapient Earthlings at Science in my [...]

]]> By: Astrogator’s Logs » Blog Archive » “I Like a Little Science in My Fiction” http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2010/02/28/extrapolative-fiction-for-sapient-earthlings/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 Astrogator’s Logs » Blog Archive » “I Like a Little Science in My Fiction” Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:24:20 +0000 http://crossedgenres.com/simf/?p=111#comment-2227 [...] recognize some SiMF contributors: Peggy Kolm, Calvin Johnson and yours truly.  The first post is Extrapolative Fiction for Sapient Earthlings by Kay Holt.  Posts will initially appear twice weekly and may increase to thrice weekly once the [...] [...] recognize some SiMF contributors: Peggy Kolm, Calvin Johnson and yours truly.  The first post is Extrapolative Fiction for Sapient Earthlings by Kay Holt.  Posts will initially appear twice weekly and may increase to thrice weekly once the [...]

]]> By: Down with talking dolphin science fiction! | Deep Sea News http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2010/02/28/extrapolative-fiction-for-sapient-earthlings/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Down with talking dolphin science fiction! | Deep Sea News Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:11:00 +0000 http://crossedgenres.com/simf/?p=111#comment-188 [...] the otherwise cool new blog Science In My Fiction rekindled my dolphin-rage with their debut post. They propose: Researchers’ recent suggestion that dolphins be recognized as non-human persons is a prime [...] [...] the otherwise cool new blog Science In My Fiction rekindled my dolphin-rage with their debut post. They propose: Researchers’ recent suggestion that dolphins be recognized as non-human persons is a prime [...]

]]> By: Don’t know when I’ll be back again | Crossed Genres http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2010/02/28/extrapolative-fiction-for-sapient-earthlings/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Don’t know when I’ll be back again | Crossed Genres Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:25:35 +0000 http://crossedgenres.com/simf/?p=111#comment-177 [...] There are four posts up so far, which have spurred some great discussions – everything from dolphins-as-persons to quantum mechanics to the significance of water in spec-fic writing. Go take a read, and join the [...] [...] There are four posts up so far, which have spurred some great discussions – everything from dolphins-as-persons to quantum mechanics to the significance of water in spec-fic writing. Go take a read, and join the [...]

]]> By: Noah http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2010/02/28/extrapolative-fiction-for-sapient-earthlings/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Noah Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:35:57 +0000 http://crossedgenres.com/simf/?p=111#comment-167 Wasp sentience sounds like Neil Asher's Polity novels (in which, if memory serves, dolphins were found to be somewhat less intelligent than guinea pigs). Asher's books place humans squarely in the middle of a continuum of intelligence that features AIs way off in the distance. It seems to me that the question of sentience is very different to the question of intelligence. Sentience is a threshold, intelligence is a continuum. Wasp sentience sounds like Neil Asher’s Polity novels (in which, if memory serves, dolphins were found to be somewhat less intelligent than guinea pigs). Asher’s books place humans squarely in the middle of a continuum of intelligence that features AIs way off in the distance.

It seems to me that the question of sentience is very different to the question of intelligence. Sentience is a threshold, intelligence is a continuum.

]]> By: Jonathan Wondrusch http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2010/02/28/extrapolative-fiction-for-sapient-earthlings/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Jonathan Wondrusch Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:16:50 +0000 http://crossedgenres.com/simf/?p=111#comment-152 One of the things that I like to do when I'm at the book store is to pick up a few art/writing magazines as well as the science ones. It is incredibly interesting to see what is going on in each of their respective worlds, as well as see where parallels or perpendiculars are occurring. Sometimes one field will lead or have significant influence on the other. Well, all of that... plus they are all really interesting topics :D Yay periodicals! One of the things that I like to do when I’m at the book store is to pick up a few art/writing magazines as well as the science ones. It is incredibly interesting to see what is going on in each of their respective worlds, as well as see where parallels or perpendiculars are occurring. Sometimes one field will lead or have significant influence on the other.

Well, all of that… plus they are all really interesting topics :D Yay periodicals!

]]> By: ktholt http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2010/02/28/extrapolative-fiction-for-sapient-earthlings/comment-page-1/#comment-124 ktholt Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:50:24 +0000 http://crossedgenres.com/simf/?p=111#comment-124 Thank you for the book recommendation, but don't be a troll. Thank you for the book recommendation, but don’t be a troll.

]]> By: lilliendal http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2010/02/28/extrapolative-fiction-for-sapient-earthlings/comment-page-1/#comment-122 lilliendal Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:15:13 +0000 http://crossedgenres.com/simf/?p=111#comment-122 dolphins sucks dolphins sucks

]]> By: lilliendal http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2010/02/28/extrapolative-fiction-for-sapient-earthlings/comment-page-1/#comment-97 lilliendal Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:36:49 +0000 http://crossedgenres.com/simf/?p=111#comment-97 just resently read Karel ?apek,s war with the newts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_with_the_Newts its relly the story you are asking for.. just whitoute dolphins. just resently read Karel ?apek,s war with the newts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_with_the_Newts

its relly the story you are asking for.. just whitoute dolphins.

]]> By: Mel Green http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2010/02/28/extrapolative-fiction-for-sapient-earthlings/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Mel Green Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:59:09 +0000 http://crossedgenres.com/simf/?p=111#comment-95 Oh yeah, I read it as satire. There were a number of comments over there that referred to how being recognized as "persons" wouldn't necessarily lead to any improvement in human treatment of dolphins, given that so many of us treat other humans so badly. Oh yeah, I read it as satire. There were a number of comments over there that referred to how being recognized as “persons” wouldn’t necessarily lead to any improvement in human treatment of dolphins, given that so many of us treat other humans so badly.

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