About the Science in Fiction Project/Sign-up
Are you a science geek? Do you like reading about science in fiction? By science in fiction, don’t I mean “science fiction”? Not necessarily. Science fiction is usually speculative, whereas by science in fiction, I mean science that is written about in a realistic setting and manner.
I have an engineering degree, so although I don’t read about it often, I do enjoy a book when science or math plays a major role. I thought about hosting a Science in Fiction Challenge, but there are so many challenges right now that I’m participating in, and I knew I didn’t have room for one more. So, the only solution was to make my idea a long term project. I know there might not be many takers, but that’s okay. We science geeks are usually introverts and off by ourselves anyway!
You might be asking yourself where you would even start with finding out about novels that are science-oriented. I didn’t know where to start either, so I googled “science in fiction” and found a great resource called lablit.com. At their site they talk about the very idea I had, and many of the books on their list are ones I had planned on reading at some point anyway. Some of these include Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman, The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon, Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann, Crow Lake by Mary Lawson, and Intuition by Allegra Goodman. It’s a great list to start from.
There are no set number of books to complete; this is just a commitment to have a long-term goal of reading more “science in fiction” titles. Feel free to set yourself a specific goal if you desire, though. If you’re interested in this project, sign up using Mr. Linky below, and I’ll put your blog on the sidebar. I’ll be posting Linkys for your reviews as well. The first one is below.
What a great For readers who like science in fiction, you may also like my friend’s blog - Biology in Science Fiction.
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I’m not much of a science/math person, but I enjoy novels that include science in them, especially ones with a historical bent. Some of the books I’ve chosen to read this year include science, so this should fit right into my reading schedule. Thanks, Michelle
Hey,this is a great innovative and creative project;I am particularly interested in science fictional elements in mythology -especially in Hindu mythology.
You may be surprised to find me here with the English and History degrees, but I just finished The Story of Forgetting, which was science as it relates to health, and I loved it. So, I figured I had two books under my belt already (with The Sister) - why not give your project a try? =) It will certainly stretch my comfort zone a little, which really is a good thing.
Can’t wait to hear about your Argentina adventures!!!!
Jill
I forgot about htis great idea until I saw Jill mention it, so I’ll join in as well. I have no specific plans, but I have The Sister to read, and I want to be around when you read Einstein’s Dreams, which is almost more philosophy than science, but things get blurry there at physics/philosophy.
I love to read about science in fiction, especially when it is not science-fiction (although I do love sci-fi as much as any geeky girl).
One of my favorite books is On the Nature of Human Romantic Interactions. It is a collections of short stories that are more about scientists than science. The author, Karl Iagnemma, is an engineer with a PhD from MIT. It’s a great quick read.
Thanks for a great challenge!
Sorry. Trying to sign up and making a mess of things. Love science in fiction. Thanks. This is great.