tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post2074410891488067692..comments2024-03-28T14:56:04.846-07:00Comments on Biology in Science Fiction: Sci Fi PsiPeggy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-75899285860641245612009-11-17T20:39:10.812-08:002009-11-17T20:39:10.812-08:00I do think something like synthetic telepathy migh...I do think something like synthetic telepathy might be possible, but it wouldn't be nearly as powerful as the psi powers depicted in SF.Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-91534328386510967182009-11-17T18:58:07.175-08:002009-11-17T18:58:07.175-08:00Telepathy is the most overused trope in sci-fi - e...Telepathy is the most overused trope in sci-fi - even otherwise "hard" sci-fi! I groan inwardly whenever yet another telepath appears in a plot. (Though some form of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_telepathy" rel="nofollow">synthetic telepathy</a>, using a neural implant with a radio transmitter, might be possible.)Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614967467899550774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-35752742988172648962009-11-14T03:33:10.721-08:002009-11-14T03:33:10.721-08:00Then we have John B. Alexander and his ideas about...Then we have John B. Alexander and his ideas about psychic warfare and mind weaponry, which I discussed in my book. <a href="http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/esp_sociopol_mindcon09.htm" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> a link.Athena Andreadishttp://www.starshipreckless.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-18005940535771106772009-11-11T05:54:17.193-08:002009-11-11T05:54:17.193-08:00"SF authors sometimes want to write about pow..."SF authors sometimes want to write about powerful wizards in a technology-based setting, hence psi-powered supermen that explore the stars."<br />Quite Logical ,thanks!Arvind Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231261732951391013noreply@blogger.com