Popular conceptions of science
Group: sci.bio.evolution · Group Profile · Search for soundless in sci.bio.evolution
Author: whitesickle
Date: Oct 31, 2006 17:27
... of predators, but the ecosystems of alien planets include abundant predators and scant prey. There are, of course, sound dramatic reasons for such scientific transgressions. Action heroes are meant to be superhuman, soundless explosions would feel as wrong as a red ace of spades, and lasers that behaved like real lasers would turn futuristic gunfight scenes into an incomprehensible jumble of beams. The preference of popular culture for ...
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