Science and Technology Quiz

[Unkotare]

I have spent decades reading old school hard sci fi.....

Oh, well in that case.................

Depending on the author, old school sci fi had a lot of real science in it.

At least as it was understood at the time.

Oh, of course...

 

[Correll]

I have spent decades reading old school hard sci fi.....

Oh, well in that case.................

Depending on the author, old school sci fi had a lot of real science in it.

At least as it was understood at the time.

Oh, of course...

Hard science fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


"Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific accuracy or technical detail, or on both.[1][2] The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell, Jr.'s Islands of Space inAstounding Science Fiction.[3][4][5] The complementary term soft science fiction, formed by analogy to hard science fiction,[6] first appeared in the late 1970s. The term is formed by analogy to the popular distinction between the "hard" (natural) and "soft" (social) sciences."


I take it you are not a fan?

 

[Unkotare]

 

[Correll]

THe idea of using fiction to discuss real issues in not really new. That the issues might be scientific in nature or might be based on what might be possible in the future is hardly funny.

 

[Flopper]

I have spent decades reading old school hard sci fi.....

Oh, well in that case.................

Depending on the author, old school sci fi had a lot of real science in it.

At least as it was understood at the time.

Oh, of course...

Hard science fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


"Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific accuracy or technical detail, or on both.[1][2] The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell, Jr.'s Islands of Space inAstounding Science Fiction.[3][4][5] The complementary term soft science fiction, formed by analogy to hard science fiction,[6] first appeared in the late 1970s. The term is formed by analogy to the popular distinction between the "hard" (natural) and "soft" (social) sciences."


I take it you are not a fan?

Hard science fiction often has a weak plot and poor character development but when the author pulls it off it's great because it seems so much more authentic. Most of the stuff they call science fiction today is fantasy and horror, not sci-fi.

 

[sealybobo]

Science Knowledge Quiz

I only got 10/12

The amplitude of light, eye thing and water boils ones i got wrong. Does that make me dumb?

 

[Derideo_Te]

Science Knowledge Quiz

I only got 10/12

The amplitude of light, eye thing and water boils ones i got wrong. Does that make me dumb?

No!

Ignorance is not the same thing as stupidity.

You are more than capable of learning about those things.

 

[westwall]

Science Knowledge Quiz

I only got 10/12

12 for 12. Though I must say having the astrology question was kind of sad as that isn't really a science question.

You scored better than 94% of the public and the same as 6%.

 

[westwall]

I have spent decades reading old school hard sci fi.....

Oh, well in that case.................

Depending on the author, old school sci fi had a lot of real science in it.

At least as it was understood at the time.

That's true. Arthur C Clarke, Robert L Forward, both scientists and excellent authors as well.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

12 for 12

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

this thread contains precious insights on the thinking processes of some members

 

[guno]

Easy

Science Knowledge Quiz Results
You answered 12 of 12 questions correctly.
See below how your results compare with the 3,278 randomly sampled adults that took part in our national survey and review how you responded to each question. For more findings from the survey, read "A Look at What the Public Knows and Does Not Know About Science."
You scored better than 94% of the public and the same as 6%.
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Your responses and demographic breakdowns
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This picture shows an object in space that has an icy core with a tail of gas and dust that extends millions of miles. What is this?

 

[Correll]

I have spent decades reading old school hard sci fi.....

Oh, well in that case.................

Depending on the author, old school sci fi had a lot of real science in it.

At least as it was understood at the time.

Oh, of course...

Hard science fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


"Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific accuracy or technical detail, or on both.[1][2] The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell, Jr.'s Islands of Space inAstounding Science Fiction.[3][4][5] The complementary term soft science fiction, formed by analogy to hard science fiction,[6] first appeared in the late 1970s. The term is formed by analogy to the popular distinction between the "hard" (natural) and "soft" (social) sciences."


I take it you are not a fan?

Hard science fiction often has a weak plot and poor character development but when the author pulls it off it's great because it seems so much more authentic. Most of the stuff they call science fiction today is fantasy and horror, not sci-fi.

Very true.

 

[Correll]

this thread contains precious insights on the thinking processes of some members

Most do.

Though you have to be careful the "insight" is not just your preconceived notions "finding" validation.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

this thread contains precious insights on the thinking processes of some members

Most do.

Though you have to be careful the "insight" is not just your preconceived notions "finding" validation.

you give Dante far too much credit: preconceived notions?

Correll

 

[psikeyhackr]

12/12 I didn't know who made the polio vaccine but I knew which 3 people didn't do it.