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Science Books for Science Fiction Readers – 2

By John Folk-Williams

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This second post in my series of science books for science fiction readers moves from the inner space of the human mind to ideas of expanding human life across the galaxy. From Kip Thorne’s astrophysics and Antonio Damasio’s neurobiology to Freeman Dyson’s essays on space and the diary of a doctor in the aftermath of […]

Filed Under: Science Books for SFF Readers Tagged With: Antonio Damasio, apocalypse, black holes, consciousness, Freeman Dyson, Hiroshima, Kip Thorne, radiation poisoning, relativity, space travel, time warps

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Something is struggling to be born in this damaged and inspiring world, and I believe science fiction and its speculative cousins are helping us figure out what it is. It’s pushing the imaginations of fiction writers to bend and twist familiar forms to try to capture the forces that are hurling us into a barely conceivable future. This blog is my small way of exploring the half-perceived … Read More about About

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