Science and Science Fiction

A few days ago, Peggy and Stephanie asked the blogosphere a few questions about the relationship between science and Science Fiction. They want to use the insights from the responses to run their session - Science Fiction on Science Blogs - at the ScienceOnline09 meeting in January.

They got lots of responses - interesting reads for the long holiday weekend:

Responses from the SF Writer Point of View

• Sean Craven @ Renaissance Oaf
• Simon Haynes @ Spacejock News
• Arvind Mishra @ Science Fiction in India
• JesterJoker @ Sa Souvraya Niende Misain Ye
• Kelly McCullough @ Wyrdsmiths
• Mike Brotherton
• Robert Evans @ SciFiWriter
• David J. Williams @ The Mirrored Heavens
• Nina Munteanu @ The Alien Next Door
  
• Shaun Duke @ The World in the Satin Bag

Responses from the Science Point of View

• Arvind Mishra @ Science Fiction in India
• Mike Brotherton
• Ken @ Neth Space
• Kim @ All My Faults are Stress Related
• Schadwen @ Elemental Home
• Z @ It's The Thought that Counts
• kcsphil of DC Dispatches
• Miriam Goldstein @ The Oyster's Garter
• Ken @ GeoSlice
• Lee Kottner @ Cocktail Party Physics
• Eva Amsen @ Expression Patterns
• Scicurious @ Neurotopia (version 2.0)
• Dr. Isis @ Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess
• Martin R. @ Aardvarchaeology
• Blake Stacey @ Science After Sunclipse
• Chad Orzel @ Uncertain Principles
• John S. Wilkins @ Evolving Thoughts
• Greg Laden
• Janet Stemwedel @ Adventures in Ethics and Science

There's also discussion of the topic going on at io9.

I did not find time (yet) to write my own responses. Perhaps I will - no promises, as I may feel, after reading everyone else's posts, that I have nothing to add. In the meantime, you can check out (if you have missed them before) some of my old posts related to Science Fiction:

Essential Science Fiction
What Is Lab Lit?
Mokie-Koke
World 2.0 at Rainbows End
Did A Virus Make You Smart?
Sci-Fi And Building Blogging Communities
Books: Max Barry's 'Jennifer Government'
Most Significant SF Books
Circadian Rhythm Degeneration Syndrome?
Femicide