tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post7074853113006358393..comments2019-04-19T01:49:48.543-07:00Comments on Biology in Science Fiction: Is Avatar science fiction?Peggy Knoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-44287655456712944732011-12-18T14:30:32.913-08:002011-12-18T14:30:32.913-08:00Natas you forget. All mammals have four limbs, an...Natas you forget. All mammals have four limbs, and the design of our bodies is very similar. The na&#39; VI have a USB key on their headAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-33068488242335679512011-04-16T00:45:38.168-07:002011-04-16T00:45:38.168-07:00What do u mean by tons of hype ?What do u mean by tons of hype ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-69449611306991509922011-01-15T05:08:26.563-08:002011-01-15T05:08:26.563-08:00I think avatar is a science fiction. I watch the m...I think avatar is a science fiction. I watch the movie and I had fun in watching it. Nice movie to watch for.Granite Dining Tablehttp://www.dining-table.com/Granite-Dining-Table-Sets-s/157633.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-16607541460069963162011-01-14T01:06:10.487-08:002011-01-14T01:06:10.487-08:00Avatar is a good love story and the movie effect i...Avatar is a good love story and the movie effect is very good.Consahttp://consa.asoat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-75736926313817860842010-12-04T15:50:18.343-08:002010-12-04T15:50:18.343-08:00I&#39;m studying science fiction at university. SF...I&#39;m studying science fiction at university. SF as a whole does not have to be based on possible or plausible science, thats why there has always been overlap with fantasy and horror. <br />What&#39;s been discussed already has been addressed by academic SF, by grouping the scientifically possible into its own sub-genre (Hard SF). That leaves SF as a whole able to address issues without Jo McSwainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351067729243924720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-27552996592360900792010-10-30T20:50:42.875-07:002010-10-30T20:50:42.875-07:00The movie is not science-fiction; it&#39;s science...The movie is not science-fiction; it&#39;s science mixed with fantasy. I made a series about the flawed science of &quot;Avatar.&quot; Check it out:<br />http://geektwins.blogspot.com/search/label/flawed-scienceMonkey Migrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587936933402372050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-78764688412013662142010-05-13T12:31:11.446-07:002010-05-13T12:31:11.446-07:00Yes Avatar is with no doubt a science-FICTION film...Yes Avatar is with no doubt a science-FICTION film. <br />It deals with several issues related in a scientific context that might or might not be feasible. But the credibility of the fiction is not the issue here.<br />The question here is a matter of genre definitions.<br /><br />If a science-fiction movie should consist only of verifiable and documented science, then you take out the element ofNatasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-76070337622112168382010-03-03T19:01:08.018-08:002010-03-03T19:01:08.018-08:00A really good book on these issues is Stanislaw Le...A really good book on these issues is Stanislaw Lem&#39;s &quot;Microworlds.&quot; I think Lem would classify &quot;Avatar&quot; as hard fantasy being that the way things are built up don&#39;t follow a stochastic method that&#39;s reasonable. He also points out that if the reality is governed by morality it definitely falls into the fantasy category. &quot;Avatar&quot; does this in several Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-13204385671136620422010-02-09T09:46:12.775-08:002010-02-09T09:46:12.775-08:00As a 50 year old Engineer the science behind the s...As a 50 year old Engineer the science behind the story of Avatar was so much more interesting than the plot. The worst part was the idea that the humans would travel en-mass to another solar system even in hibernation. The plot, as it was, didn&#39;t lend itself to having the Avtars or at least remote controlled robots connected to from Earth, but that is the more likely way we would visit a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-90252969166127389642010-01-19T19:54:00.116-08:002010-01-19T19:54:00.116-08:00i really the movie avatar.. It was great, the effe...i really the movie avatar.. It was great, the effects were really amazing... great movie and also great directorwatch avatar onlinehttp://aiz27.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-22347964788021546292010-01-05T00:24:56.835-08:002010-01-05T00:24:56.835-08:00I&#39;m thinking not very plausible. Carbon fibers...I&#39;m thinking not very plausible. Carbon fibers don&#39;t seem to naturally occur on earth and the way they are synthesized makes it seem implausible that the process could be replicated in biological organisms. <br /><br />But maybe I&#39;m just not thinking creatively enough.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-11951412260281897892010-01-04T23:51:29.317-08:002010-01-04T23:51:29.317-08:00How biologically-plausible are the bones &quot;rei...How biologically-plausible are the bones &quot;reinforced with naturally occurring carbon fiber&quot; [<a href="http://james-camerons-avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Na%27vi" rel="nofollow">source</a>]?Kosmonavtkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614967467899550774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-72849971240474543772010-01-04T23:45:52.529-08:002010-01-04T23:45:52.529-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kosmonavtkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614967467899550774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-6916317070143823202009-12-21T17:19:11.930-08:002009-12-21T17:19:11.930-08:00My opinion of Avatar as a scientist, an SF/F write...My opinion of <i>Avatar</i> as a scientist, an SF/F writer and reader and a movie buff:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.starshipreckless.com/blog/?p=1245" rel="nofollow">Jar Jar Binks Meets Pocahontas</a>Athena Andreadishttp://www.starshipreckless.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-80362647350927830152009-12-21T15:18:24.368-08:002009-12-21T15:18:24.368-08:00Seen the movie yesterday. Well, at least it&#39;s ...Seen the movie yesterday. Well, at least it&#39;s not plain fantasy (like Star Wars: the movie that made people believe that when in a fantasy story there&#39;s spaceship, that&#39;s sci-fi). On the other side, opposite to what Mauricem said, the story is almost completely independent from technology: being dance with wolves painted blue, the technology it needs is that of the 19th century. What Carlonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-9317319372209242612009-12-20T21:12:22.213-08:002009-12-20T21:12:22.213-08:00Also: if all Pandoran lifeforms are hexapods, the ...Also: if all Pandoran lifeforms are hexapods, the Na&#39;vi should also be six-limbed since they evolved on the same planet.<br /><br />And Alpha Centauri is not the closest star system to Earth. Proxima is, hence its name.Athena Andreadishttp://www.starshipreckless.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-77571244712196695172009-12-20T20:11:44.543-08:002009-12-20T20:11:44.543-08:00Suzy: impossibilium. Given what that site says ab...Suzy: impossibilium. Given what that site says about Na&#39;vi biology (which is a textbook example of bullshitium), hybrid avatars would not be possible.Athena Andreadishttp://www.starshipreckless.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-2266579733514711862009-12-20T18:34:25.087-08:002009-12-20T18:34:25.087-08:00Science fantasy, maybe? Also the Na&#39;vi apparen...Science fantasy, maybe? Also the Na&#39;vi apparently don&#39;t have DNA or RNA (<a href="http://www.pandorapedia.com/doku.php/the_avatar_program" rel="nofollow">source</a>) so I&#39;m curious as to what other alternatives there could be?Kosmonavtkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614967467899550774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-7893591316022316842009-12-20T08:15:49.581-08:002009-12-20T08:15:49.581-08:00I just had some thoughts on this issue myself: SF...I just had some thoughts on this issue myself:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.starshipreckless.com/blog/?p=1169" rel="nofollow">SF Goes MacDonald’s: Less Taste, More Gristle</a>Athena Andreadishttp://www.starshipreckless.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-42914168790760219762009-12-20T06:30:19.058-08:002009-12-20T06:30:19.058-08:00Great question. It&#39;s interesting and a positiv...Great question. It&#39;s interesting and a positive thing that people are starting to see science-fiction &quot;outside the box&quot;. &quot;Avatar&quot; falls squarely in the box of science-fiction since it is almost completely dependent on future science. However, I think the story is so universal in it&#39;s themes that it allows people to forget the people are big blue aliens. Not too much Mauricemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-31377284330461049842009-12-19T22:16:48.860-08:002009-12-19T22:16:48.860-08:00I saw the movie last night .It looks a modern repr...I saw the movie last night .It looks a modern representation of Hindu mythological concepts and imagery .In Hindu Mythology one of the gods of Hindu trinity lord Vishnu manifests himself in a form alled avatar time to time on earth to punish the ill doers -9 main Avatars have already descended to earth and rescued the earth from various bad things and one still awaits ie Kalki- an aggressive Arvind Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231261732951391013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-37930784096628837572009-12-19T17:58:29.685-08:002009-12-19T17:58:29.685-08:00I&#39;d rather be blue! http://tinyurl.com/rather...I&#39;d rather be blue! http://tinyurl.com/ratherblueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com
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