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Putting the Science in Fiction

Dan Koboldt

First published 2018
Publisher Writer's Digest Books
Format Trade Paperback
Type Nonfiction
Cover art Alexis Estoye
Pages 272
Price $18.99
ISBN 9781440353383

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Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Foreword (Putting the Science in Fiction) Chuck Wendig Essay
4 Introduction (Putting the Science in Fiction) Dan Koboldt Essay
7 How to Ask an Expert Eric Primm Essay
11 Researchers Gone Wild Gabriel Vidrine Essay
14 Proper Lab Technique Rebecca Enzor Essay
18 Organogenesis in 3D Megan Cartwright Chaudhuri Essay
21 Medical Misconceptions, Part I Karyne Norton Essay
26 Medical Misconceptions, Part II Stephanie Sauvinet Essay
30 The Science of Toxins and Poisoning Megan Cartwright Chaudhuri Essay
33 The Many Faces of Death Bianca Nogrady Essay
37 A Whirlwind Tour of the Human Genome Dan Koboldt Essay
40 Eye-Based Paternity Testing and Other Human Genetics Myths Dan Koboldt Essay
44 The Near Future of Human Genome Engineering Dan Koboldt Essay
48 The Science of Jurassic Park Mike Hays Essay
52 Zombie Microbiology 101 Mike Hays Essay
57 Rogue Viruses and Pathogens Lee A. Everett Essay
62 Plagues and Pandemics Gabriel Vidrine Essay
67 Writing Mental Health in Fiction Kathleen S. Allen Essay
72 Bipolar Disorder Jonathan Peeples Essay
77 Schizophrenia Jonathan Peeples Essay
82 Misconceptions About Memory Anne M. Lipton Essay
86 Dementia Myths, Part I Anne M. Lipton Essay
90 Dementia Myths, Part II Anne M. Lipton Essay
94 Children With Behavioral, Emotional, & Social Difficulties Rachel Heaps-Page Essay
98 Character Development Beyond Personality Quirks Maria Grace Essay
103 The Horizons of Neuroscience Paul Regier Essay
108 Wildlife Biology Rebecca Mowray Essay
113 Writing Outside the Human Box Brie Paddock Essay
116 What Bugs Me About Insects Robinne Weiss Essay
120 Portraying Wolves Fairly and Accurately William Huggins Essay
124 Gender Determination in Animals Robinne Weiss Essay
128 Out in the Cold: Polar Animals Brie Paddock Essay
132 Tentacles: From Octopus to Alien Danna Staaf Essay
137 Debunking Myths About Computers and the Internet Matt Perkins Essay
141 Your Science Fiction Cell Phone Isn't Cool Enough Effie Seiberg Essay
145 CGI IS Not Made By Computers Abby Goldsmith Essay
149 What's Possible with Cyborgs and Cybernetics Benjamin C. Kinney Essay
154 Believable Nanotechnology Dan Allen Essay
159 Crafting Holograms Judy L. Mohr Essay
162 Information Theory: Deep Thoughts on Building HAL A. R. Lucas Essay
168 Near-Future Scenarios for Humans and Planet Earth Bianca Nogrady Essay
172 The Future of Energy K. E. Lanning Essay
176 Earthquakes: Fact vs. Fiction Amy Mills Essay
180 Imagining Climate Change K. E. Lanning Essay
183 How the Ocean Will Kill You Danna Staaf Essay
186 Habitable Atmospheres Lynn Forrest Essay
190 Aging Propoerties Gwen C. Katz Essay
193 Gravity Basics Dan Allen Essay
198 Realistic Astronomy Tom Benedict Essay
203 Imaging Over Long Distances Judy L. Mohr Essay
207 Relativity and Space-Time Dan Allen Essay
212 Misconceptions About Space Jamie Krakover Essay
217 Realistic Space Flight Sylvia Spruck Wrigley Essay
221 Waste Management Gareth D. Jones Essay
225 Enclosed Ecosystems and Life-Support Systems Philip A. Kramer Essay
231 Faster-Than-Light Travel Jim Gotaas Essay
235 Cryopreservation Terry Newman Essay
240 The Weapons of Star Wars Judy L. Mohr Essay
244 How to Design a Practical Spaceship Eric Primm Essay
248 Exoplanets and Habitability Jim Gotaas Essay
252 Printing the Far Future Jamie Krakover Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Putting the Science in Fiction Cover 2018 Writer's Digest Books eBook Nonfiction