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ID: 544550
Title: Pseudoscience and Science Fiction
Author: Andrew May
Narrator: Steven Crossley
Format: Unabridged
Length: 06:47:59
Language: English
Release date: 05-25-21
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics
Summary:
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 endeavors 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 audiencein 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 SFthe symbiotic relationship between ufology and Hollywood being a prime example of this.
This engagingly written and well researched audiobook explores a wide range of intriguing similarities and differences between pseudoscience and the fictional science found in SF.
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