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Whenever I read this I think: It would be cool if sci-fi show writers read this and use it. So they create a bit of a fuss and awareness about the things the sc

Whenever I read this I think: It would be cool if sci-fi show writers read this and use it. So they create a bit of a fuss and awareness about the things the sci-fi docters (or engineers?) say, because they base it on real cutting edge science. Wouldn't it be cooler if Voyager's Holo Dokter would say: "I'm trying a tailocin based anti Nano-probe cocktail" instead of "synaptizine" or something fictional. I'd be willing to do some consulting for these shows ;) Who wants to build a site where we can post these ideas and script writers can buy these little cool snippets?

fao_ 6y ago
The shows in question generally a) hire specific writers for this, and b) don't really give that much care to this. Even Trek, which had a manual that detailed the fictional systems in depth (The TNG Technical Manual was a writer's guide written by the artistic directors), let it slide for the point of the plot. And ultimately, these snippets are just filler that add background to the world in question. To people who aren't you, or me, they do not matter all that much.
jrimbault 6y ago
There's 'Autonomous' by Annalee Newitz which has lots of things like that https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28209634-autonomous https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28209634-autonomous
jareklupinski 6y ago
I recommend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cells_at_Work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cells_at_Work! "The story takes place inside the human body, where trillions of anthropomorphic cells each do their job to keep the body healthy. The series largely focuses on two such cells; a rookie red blood cell, AE3803, who often gets lost during deliveries, and a relentless white blood cell, U-1146, who fights against any germs that invade the body." For a never-ending rabbit hole: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BiologyTropes https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BiologyTropes

fao_ 6y ago

The shows in question generally a) hire specific writers for this, and b) don't really give that much care to this. Even Trek, which had a manual that detailed the fictional systems in depth (The TNG Technical Manual was a writer's guide written by the artistic directors), let it slide for the point of the plot. And ultimately, these snippets are just filler that add background to the world in question. To people who aren't you, or me, they do not matter all that much.

jrimbault 6y ago

There's 'Autonomous' by Annalee Newitz which has lots of things like that https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28209634-autonomous https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28209634-autonomous

jareklupinski 6y ago

I recommend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cells_at_Work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cells_at_Work! "The story takes place inside the human body, where trillions of anthropomorphic cells each do their job to keep the body healthy. The series largely focuses on two such cells; a rookie red blood cell, AE3803, who often gets lost during deliveries, and a relentless white blood cell, U-1146, who fights against any germs that invade the body." For a never-ending rabbit hole: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BiologyTropes https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BiologyTropes