Science and Fiction–Recommended Reads

This is my last summary of responses to the questions Peggy and I posed in November. Today’s question was posed to both science bloggers and science fiction writers. Are there any specific science or science fiction blogs you would recommend to interested readers or writers? The short answer is “yes.” Here’s the long answer: Science and Technology Astrobiology Magazine Science news relevant to the possibility of life on other worlds. Astronomy Picture of the Day Bad Astronomy Phil

Science and Science Fiction: What the scientists say: SF to discuss science

This is part three of my overview of the responses of scientists to the questions Stephanie Svan and I asked about the relationship between science and science fiction. You can find links to all the contributors’ complete answers and our summaries at the ScienceOnline09 Wiki . Also, be sure to check out the compilation of recommended science, science fiction, and related web sites . Below I’ve highlighted snippets from some of the responses to the question: Have you used science fictio

Science and Fiction–Writers Respond #3

Here we continue on in our look at the relationship between science and science fiction (see my posts here and here and Peggy’s here and here ). Today’s question for science fiction writers: How important is it to you that the science be right? What kind of resources do you use for accuracy? As always, the full list of respondents is on the ScienceOnline09 conference wiki , and all the answers are worth reading in their entirety. There was a very wide range of opinion among writers a

Science and Science Fiction: What the scientists say: Using Science Fiction to Promote Science

This is a continuation of my overview of the responses of scientists to the questions Stephanie Svan and I asked about the relationship between science and science fiction. You can find links to all the contributors’ complete answers and our summaries at the ScienceOnline09 Wiki . Below I’ve highlighted snippets from some of the responses to the question: What do you see as science fiction’s role in promoting science, if any? Can it do more than make people excited about science? Can it

Science and Fiction–Writers Respond #2

Continuing from Monday’s post, I’m summarizing the responses of science fiction writers to the questions Peggy Kolmand I asked about the relationship between science and science fiction to help us prepare for our session at ScienceOnline09. Peggy has started with the scientists’ answers.Links to all the responses are listed on the wiki page for the session (if we screwed up and missed you, please tell us). The quotes below are excerpts. You can follow the links to each writer’s full answer.Toda

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