Fictions In Science
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Fictions In Science
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Author : Mauricio Suárez
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-10-26
Fictions In Science written by Mauricio Suárez and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-26 with Philosophy categories.
Science is popularly understood as being an ideal of impartial algorithmic objectivity that provides us with a realistic description of the world down to the last detail. The essays collected in this book—written by some of the leading experts in the field—challenge this popular image right at its heart, taking as their starting point that science trades not only in truth, but in fiction, too. With case studies that range from physics to economics and to biology, Fictions in Science reveals that fictions are as ubiquitous in scientific narratives and practice as they are in any other human endeavor, including literature and art. Of course scientific activity, most prominently in the formal sciences, employs logically precise algorithmic thinking. However, the key to the predictive and technological success of the empirical sciences might well lie elsewhere—perhaps even in scientists’ extraordinary creative imagination instead. As these essays demonstrate, within the bounds of what is empirically possible, a scientist’s capacity for invention and creative thinking matches that of any writer or artist.
Science Fictions
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Author : Stuart Ritchie
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2020-07-16
Science Fictions written by Stuart Ritchie and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-16 with Science categories.
'Required reading for everyone' Adam Rutherford Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2021 Medicine, education, psychology, economics - wherever it really matters, we look to science for guidance. But what if science itself can't always be relied on? In this vital investigation, Stuart Ritchie reveals the disturbing flaws in today's science that undermine our understanding of the world and threaten human lives. With bias, careless mistakes and even outright forgery influencing everything from austerity economics to the anti-vaccination movement, he proposes vital remedies to save and protect science - this most valuable of human endeavours - from itself. * With a new afterword by the author * 'Thrilling... Reminds us that another world is possible' The Times, Books of the Year 'Excellent... We need better science. That's why books like this are so important' Evening Standard
Pseudoscience And Science Fiction
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Author : Andrew May
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-09-13
Pseudoscience And Science Fiction written by Andrew May and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-13 with Science categories.
Aliens, flying saucers, ESP, the Bermuda Triangle, antigravity ... are we talking about science fiction or pseudoscience? Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference. Both pseudoscience and science fiction (SF) are creative endeavours that have little in common with academic science, beyond the superficial trappings of jargon and subject matter. The most obvious difference between the two is that pseudoscience is presented as fact, not fiction. Yet like SF, and unlike real science, pseudoscience is driven by a desire to please an audience – in this case, people who “want to believe”. This has led to significant cross-fertilization between the two disciplines. SF authors often draw on “real” pseudoscientific theories to add verisimilitude to their stories, while on other occasions pseudoscience takes its cue from SF – the symbiotic relationship between ufology and Hollywood being a prime example of this. This engagingly written, well researched and richly illustrated text explores a wide range of intriguing similarities and differences between pseudoscience and the fictional science found in SF. Andrew May has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and a PhD in astrophysics from Manchester University. After many years in academia and the private sector, he now works as a freelance writer and scientific consultant. He has written pocket biographies of Newton and Einstein, as well as contributing to a number of popular science books. He has a lifelong interest in science fiction, and has had several articles published in Fortean Times magazine
Exploring Science Through Science Fiction
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Author : Barry B. Luokkala
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-10-23
Exploring Science Through Science Fiction written by Barry B. Luokkala and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-23 with Science categories.
The material in this book forms the basis of an interdisciplinary, college-level course, which uses science fiction film as a vehicle for exploring science concepts. Unlike traditional introductory-level courses, the science content is arranged according to major themes in science fiction, with a deliberate progression from the highly objective and discipline-specific (e.g. Reference Frames; Physics of Space Travel and Time Travel) to the very multi-disciplinary and thought-provoking (e.g. Human Teleportation; Science and Society). Over 100 references to science fiction films and television episodes are included, spanning more than 100 years of cinematic history. Some of these are conducive to calculations (solutions included).
From Science Fiction To Science Fact
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Author : JOEL. LEVY
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
From Science Fiction To Science Fact written by JOEL. LEVY and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
Different Engines
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Author : M. Brake
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2007-11-04
Different Engines written by M. Brake and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-04 with Fiction categories.
Since its emergence in the seventeenth century, science fiction has been a sustained, coherent and subversive check on the promises and pitfalls of science. In their turn, invention and discovery have forced fiction writers to confront the nature and limits of reality. Different Engines traces the way in which we've imagined the future.
Gedanken Fictions
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Author : Thomas A. Easton
language : en
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date : 2000-04-01
Gedanken Fictions written by Thomas A. Easton and has been published by Wildside Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04-01 with Fiction categories.
Science Fiction By Scientists
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Author : Michael Brotherton
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-11-15
Science Fiction By Scientists written by Michael Brotherton and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-15 with Science categories.
This anthology contains fourteen intriguing stories by active research scientists and other writers trained in science. Science is at the heart of real science fiction, which is more than just westerns with ray guns or fantasy with spaceships. The people who do science and love science best are scientists. Scientists like Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Fred Hoyle wrote some of the legendary tales of golden age science fiction. Today there is a new generation of scientists writing science fiction informed with the expertise of their fields, from astrophysics to computer science, biochemistry to rocket science, quantum physics to genetics, speculating about what is possible in our universe. Here lies the sense of wonder only science can deliver. All the stories in this volume are supplemented by afterwords commenting on the science underlying each story.
Science Fiction
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Science Fiction written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with categories.
The Science Fiction Of H G Wells
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Author : Frank D. McConnell
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1981
The Science Fiction Of H G Wells written by Frank D. McConnell and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Fiction categories.
Treating Wells as a major literary figure, the book focuses equally on his brilliance as a storyteller and upon his treatment of themes that have remained crucial to science ficion.