From: The Baileys (nanotech@cwix.com)
Date: Sun Mar 14 1999 - 17:14:49 MST
While I've been impressed by the host of authors that have attempted to
extrapolate current trends in science in technology to write books couched
in science fiction, I've noticed a paucity of books that attempt to
extrapolate on social systems. Many great "hard" science fiction novels
appear to be set in a far future with social systems that are essentially
the same as the ones we see today or have seen in the past. I suspect this
is a product of most good "hard" science fiction writers not being extremely
versed in sociology, economics, and political science. Anyone know of
examples of writing that attempt to extrapolate both the science and the
technology along with their effects on society to produce novel and
innovative social systems?
Doug Bailey
doug.bailey@ey.com
nanotech@cwix.com
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