Science asks questions
June 18th, 2012 by Sarah Goslee
Science in My Fiction is growing: new contributors will be coming on-board over the next few weeks to write about geology, paleontology, culture, technology.
But what have we been missing? Are there general areas you’d like to see us include, or specific topics that you think would be awesome to include?
Evolution: very important. Also awesome.
We’ll always be all about the science and the fiction, but that’s an enormous area. I’d love to hear from you our readers on what you think is most interesting and valuable.
I think ‘interesting’ and ‘valuable’ might be two different things
As for interesting, anything involving quantum mechanics or astronomy goes straight to the top of the list! I’ve been looking for someone to explain quantum post-selection in baby terms for a while now
Useful, well, do things like realistic combat in all its forms fit? The only experience of it I have is from movies and TV, and I wouldn’t trust them with a bag of peanuts. Also, diseases, injuries, and treatment would be good. Oh! And mental health conditions! How to do a good job of writing characters with depression, schizophrenia, anti-social behaviour disorder–you know, all the stuff you see done so badly so often.
And then there’s all the stuff I know nothing about but which no doubt holds some really interesting nuggets. Like geology. Oh, and how the heck do computers work? Like quantum post-selection, I’ve not been able to find a baby-terms explaination that makes sense. As far as I’m aware at the moment, it works something like this: really small transisters > magic > the Interent and Skyrim.
So, erm, that’s a vaguely babbled wish-list. Hope it’s of at least a little use
Wow, sorry. Too many smilies…