A few days ago, Peggy and Stephanie asked the blogosphere a few questions about the relationship between science and Science Fiction. They want to use the insights from the responses to run their session - Science Fiction on Science Blogs - at the ScienceOnline09 meeting in January.
They got lots of responses - interesting reads for the long holiday weekend:
Responses from the SF Writer Point of View
- Sean Craven @ Renaissance Oaf
- Simon Haynes @ Spacejock News
- Arvind Mishra @ Science Fiction in India
- JesterJoker @ Sa Souvraya Niende Misain Ye
- Kelly McCullough @ Wyrdsmiths
- Mike Brotherton
- Robert Evans @ SciFiWriter
- David J. Williams @ The Mirrored Heavens
- Nina Munteanu @ The Alien Next Door
- Shaun Duke @ The World in the Satin Bag
Responses from the Science Point of View
- Arvind Mishra @ Science Fiction in India
- Mike Brotherton
- Ken @ Neth Space
- Kim @ All My Faults are Stress Related
- Schadwen @ Elemental Home
- Z @ It's The Thought that Counts
- kcsphil of DC Dispatches
- Miriam Goldstein @ The Oyster's Garter
- Ken @ GeoSlice
- Lee @ Cocktail Party Physics
- Eva Amsen @ Expression Patterns
- Scicurious @ Neurotopia (version 2.0)
- Dr. Isis @ Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess
- Martin R. @ Aardvarchaeology
- Blake Stacey @ Science After Sunclipse
- Chad Orzel @ Uncertain Principles
- John S. Wilkins @ Evolving Thoughts
- Greg Laden
- Janet Stemwedel @ Adventures in Ethics and Science
There's also discussion of the topic going on at io9.
I did not find time (yet) to write my own responses. Perhaps I will - no promises, as I may feel, after reading everyone else's posts, that I have nothing to add. In the meantime, you can check out (if you have missed them before) some of my old posts related to Science Fiction:
Essential Science Fiction
What Is Lab Lit?
Mokie-Koke
World 2.0 at Rainbows End
Did A Virus Make You Smart?
Sci-Fi And Building Blogging Communities
Books: Max Barry's 'Jennifer Government'
Most Significant SF Books
Circadian Rhythm Degeneration Syndrome?
Femicide