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Yeah, definitely with you that fiction can influence the real world in a lot of ways, both good and bad, and I really hope that authors and screenwriters would use this power more responsibly!lindahttp://wistfullylinda.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727352439107762801.post-59745959433700618872012-08-24T10:11:32.705+08:002012-08-24T10:11:32.705+08:00The funny thing is that, according to Clarke's...The funny thing is that, according to Clarke's third law, fantasy isn't <br />actually all that different from science fiction! :P "Any sufficiently <br />advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic," so if you want to <br />levitate someone, in fantasy you might have a spell (wingardium <br />leviosa!) whereas in (soft) sci-fi you might press a button on a <br />handheld gadget, and in neither explain the details of how it actually <br />works. And I think that's fine; it's only when people are wrong about <br />existing science that bothers me. But yeah, you're totally right -- it's<br /> scary how easy it is for people to mistake fiction for truth, and then <br />there just ends up being a ton of misunderstandings and urban myths <br />floating around. <br /><br /><br />Also, I think it's awesome that you're interested in learning more! I<br /> think it can definitely be fun and rewarding to understand how things <br />work, so I hope you're able to find a particular field that captures <br />your interest and gain more knowledge in that area. :)lindahttp://wistfullylinda.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727352439107762801.post-2046922498069527672012-08-24T10:11:17.870+08:002012-08-24T10:11:17.870+08:00That's true, it can be difficult when it's...That's true, it can be difficult when it's in-between. I think that's the situation where you'd need the most research, because then you'd have to understand the science well enough to grasp why we haven't bridged that gap yet, and then invent something that can bridge it plausibly. It's possible the invention is just hand-waving "it works because SCIENCE," and that's fine, but it's usually a good idea not to directly contradict any laws of science. :P<br /><br />Thanks for the comment! :)lindahttp://wistfullylinda.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727352439107762801.post-45893779090343618522012-08-24T10:04:05.572+08:002012-08-24T10:04:05.572+08:00The funny thing is that, according to Clarke's...The funny thing is that, according to Clarke's third law, fantasy isn't actually all that different from science fiction! :P "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic," so if you want to levitate someone, in fantasy you might have a spell (wingardium leviosa!) whereas in (soft) sci-fi you might press a button on a handheld gadget, and in neither explain the details of how it actually works. And I think that's fine; it's only when people are wrong about existing science that bothers me. But yeah, you're totally right -- it's scary how easy it is for people to mistake fiction for truth, and then there just ends up being a ton of misunderstandings and urban myths floating around.<br /><br />Also, I think it's awesome that you're interested in learning more! I think it can definitely be fun and rewarding to understand how things work, so I hope you're able to find a particular field that captures your interest and gain more knowledge in that area. :)lindahttp://wistfullylinda.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727352439107762801.post-75514772848223402122012-08-24T07:56:11.618+08:002012-08-24T07:56:11.618+08:00I absolutely agree with your post. There are so ma...I absolutely agree with your post. There are so many books that twist science in ways that are utterly inaccurate, and those pieces of fiction can have a wide range of influence.The Golden Eaglehttp://thegoldeneaglesblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727352439107762801.post-57695562270304008742012-08-24T04:55:56.129+08:002012-08-24T04:55:56.129+08:00I just wrote a comment but can't see it - so h...I just wrote a comment but can't see it - so hope I don't repeat myself! Wanted to say that I completely agree, where the science exists then an author should make an effort to research that and make it real. Where it absolutely is impossible, then you have the freedom to make it up. All too often however I think the situation is somewhere in the middle - the science takes us so far, but we haven't made that 'next leap' yet and the author is imaginatively taking it. This perhaps then necessitates some extrapolating - and it's how far that goes I guess and how much it then stretches the science underneath.<br /><br /><br />Came from twitter as v. interesting and off to read CLONE post.Viklithttp://viklit.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727352439107762801.post-38758147657281895892012-08-23T23:36:30.340+08:002012-08-23T23:36:30.340+08:00This is basically why I write fantasy and not scie...This is basically why I write fantasy and not science fiction. I wish I had a stronger understanding of science, which is a little ironic because I probably have an above average understanding as compared with the general populace. I know enough to know I don't know enough. But like you said, the state of scientific education in this country is appalling (as evidenced by recent news), and unfortunately a lot of writers don't have the same concerns. So the cycles of misunderstandings continue, helped along by the media's terrible "pop science" and fiction masquerading as science.Lura Slowinskinoreply@blogger.com