Harry T. TuttleSep 28, 2023

A question for the Mastodon hive mind. Do you know of any #scifi + #science crossovers #writing about future perspectives? Leaning more, or at least, based more, on the science?

I have an insane idea for a project that could make my worlds* collide... or never happen. Thoughts?

*Harry is my scifi writing (trying) alter ego, by day I'm an actual scientist.

Show threadbeingextortedSep 29, 2023
@HarryTuttle In the fashion of H.G.Wells? Or In another sense ala MirrorMask or similar? There are numerous worlds colliding types and Feist's Masters of Glass springs to mind. I am a sci-fi lunatic and read many, many tales of adventures through time, adventures through realms and so on. If there is something out there such as these aforementioned tales, I want to read it. Hope this helps...
Show threadHarry T. Tuttle
@beingextorted I'm thinking more about something, maybe essays, that allow speculation on the relatively near future (50-100 years) that is based on science, but has that "what if" that a #SciFi writer would bring. I'm imagining a collaborate effort in exploring this space.
Sep 30, 2023 at 4:53pmWeb
Show threadJoeChipSep 30, 2023

@HarryTuttle

@beingextorted

Sounds like a valuable project. The interesting thing about predictions imo is the light they shed on our shared visions, fears, and dreams - not necessarily their accuracy.

#SciFi

Show threadHarry T. TuttleSep 30, 2023
@JoeChip @beingextorted Exactly! At a certain point the accuracy is less important than the societal discussion, any discussion, that they might provoke or motivate.
Show threadbeingextortedOct 1, 2023
@HarryTuttle A sort of "what will be in xxxx"? Similar to the odd flying car, pod living predictions the old Popular Science/Mechanics magazines used to incorporate inside those vaunted tomes? Or more factual rather than prognostication?
Interesting thought, either direction. I personally haven't seen anything like that other than the typical science news outlets (NOAA, Brookings.edu, MIT.edu, Science direct.edu, and a plethora of others) but it's given me something to look into. Thank you!
Show threadHarry T. TuttleOct 2, 2023
@beingextorted I'm thinking more factual than prognostication, but maybe pushing a little into the large grey area between the two. We'll see.
And thanks for the Popular Science/Mechanics recall - I remember checking them out at the local library as a kid, something that I'd all but forgotten.
Show threadbeingextortedOct 2, 2023
@HarryTuttle Well, should I happen upon either another resource or a definite aid in your quest, I'll alert you to what may help. And those Popular mags were just that in my circle of friends. We waited for the next subscription as much as the latest comic or mad magazine. The local pharmacy, where they could be had, was fairly tolerant considering a group of us would stake a claim in front of the racks, dogearing their wares. Good times!