Apologies if it's off-topic but since everyone's waiting for the competition to be updated, figured it'd be a good time to chat about Science Fictions books.
\nI wanted to recommend the \"Three Body Problem\" series by Cixin Liu. Pretty neat take on first contact and the Fermi Paradox.
\nAnyone else read any good SF recently?
", "messages": [ { "id": 1363269, "postDate": "2021-06-24T04:26:03.027Z", "content": "Apologies if it's off-topic but since everyone's waiting for the competition to be updated, figured it'd be a good time to chat about Science Fictions books.
\nI wanted to recommend the \"Three Body Problem\" series by Cixin Liu. Pretty neat take on first contact and the Fermi Paradox.
\nAnyone else read any good SF recently?
", "rawMarkdown": "Apologies if it's off-topic but since everyone's waiting for the competition to be updated, figured it'd be a good time to chat about Science Fictions books.\n\nI wanted to recommend the \"Three Body Problem\" series by Cixin Liu. Pretty neat take on first contact and the Fermi Paradox.\n\nAnyone else read any good SF recently?", "votes": 15 }, { "id": 1369949, "postDate": "2021-06-29T18:39:55.513Z", "content": "I recommend the prescient short story \"The Twonky\" written by Lewis Padgett (pen name of Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore) in 1942.
", "rawMarkdown": "I recommend the prescient short story \"The Twonky\" written by Lewis Padgett (pen name of Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore) in 1942.", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 1367949, "postDate": "2021-06-28T07:37:37.183Z", "content": "at one time I liked the book Astravityanka. Unfortunately, it is only in Russian. But it seems that the author did a test translation into English under the title? \"AstroNika\"?
", "rawMarkdown": "at one time I liked the book [Astravityanka](https://fantlab.ru/work116160). Unfortunately, it is only in Russian. But it seems that the author did a [test translation](https://don-beaver.livejournal.com/166811.html) into English under the title? \"AstroNika\"?", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 1366719, "postDate": "2021-06-27T06:11:09.393Z", "content": "Here are the best selling science fiction books available on Amazon. Read and enjoy over the long weekend of independence day š @leecming
\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Science-Fiction/zgbs/books/16272
", "rawMarkdown": "Here are the best selling science fiction books available on Amazon. Read and enjoy over the long weekend of independence day š @leecming \n\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Science-Fiction/zgbs/books/16272", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 1366534, "postDate": "2021-06-26T22:02:57.360Z", "content": "I'm currently reading through the Xeelee sequence by Stephen Baxter. It explores some really interesting concepts in physics and sociology and I'd definitely recommend it.
\nThe SF book I'd recommend the most is Dark Universe by Daniel F. Galouye. It's basically about a society of humans that has evolved over several centuries in absolute darkness and how that has affected their perception of sounds and touch, and eventually, light. It's a great book.
", "rawMarkdown": "I'm currently reading through the Xeelee sequence by Stephen Baxter. It explores some really interesting concepts in physics and sociology and I'd definitely recommend it.\n\nThe SF book I'd recommend the most is Dark Universe by Daniel F. Galouye. It's basically about a society of humans that has evolved over several centuries in absolute darkness and how that has affected their perception of sounds and touch, and eventually, light. It's a great book.", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 1364057, "postDate": "2021-06-24T15:26:29.250Z", "content": "Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
", "rawMarkdown": "Dark Matter by Blake Crouch", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 1364007, "postDate": "2021-06-24T14:31:52.420Z", "content": "\n\neveryone's waiting for the competition to be updated
\n
No need to wait to perform useful work. Are you going to join this competition?
", "rawMarkdown": "> everyone's waiting for the competition to be updated\n\nNo need to wait to perform useful work. Are you going to join this competition?", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 1364389, "postDate": "2021-06-24T23:28:37.790Z", "content": "Interested in the subject but no energy after Coleridgeā¦
\nStill need one gold too š“
", "rawMarkdown": "Interested in the subject but no energy after Coleridge...\n\nStill need one gold too š“", "votes": 3 }, { "id": 1365268, "postDate": "2021-06-25T14:56:53.550Z", "content": "You can team for last gold, you've got more than enough solo gold ;)
", "rawMarkdown": "You can team for last gold, you've got more than enough solo gold ;)", "votes": 2 } ] }, { "id": 1363615, "postDate": "2021-06-24T08:09:25.083Z", "content": "I agree, äøä½(three body problem) is really good. Another one I really like is Redshirts. I really enjoy anything that involve ET and ocean (deep). I am looking for movie and book recommendations as well.
", "rawMarkdown": "I agree, äøä½(three body problem) is really good. Another one I really like is Redshirts. I really enjoy anything that involve ET and ocean (deep). I am looking for movie and book recommendations as well. ", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 1363633, "postDate": "2021-06-24T08:23:29.553Z", "content": "For a mix of formal and informal read, I suggest going along the lines of Sir Roger Penroseās books and papers.
\nIn fact he proposed many theories, although some might find it radical, others believe it religiously.
\nInterestingly, he is able to āproveā, that there is no chance (near 0 probability) that the universe started off randomly; the rough argument goes into the second law of thermodynamics and all. Iām not super good in physics so could only manage to understand the intuition behind his books.
\nIām not sure if he is ever so implicitly implying that thereās a higher being that kickstarted the birth of āour universeā.
", "rawMarkdown": "For a mix of formal and informal read, I suggest going along the lines of Sir Roger Penroseās books and papers. \n\nIn fact he proposed many theories, although some might find it radical, others believe it religiously. \n\nInterestingly, he is able to āproveā, that there is no chance (near 0 probability) that the universe started off randomly; the rough argument goes into the second law of thermodynamics and all. Iām not super good in physics so could only manage to understand the intuition behind his books. \n\nIām not sure if he is ever so implicitly implying that thereās a higher being that kickstarted the birth of āour universeā. ", "votes": 2 } ] }, { "id": 1363330, "postDate": "2021-06-24T05:47:57.857Z", "content": "@woosungyoon I, however, also recommend Roger Penrose's Cycle of Time, in which I believe he touches on his theory of Conformal cyclic cosmology.
\nEven though my thesis was based on his theory, I think I didn't even touch 10% of what he wrote. It is very difficult to visualize.
", "rawMarkdown": "@woosungyoon I, however, also recommend Roger Penrose's Cycle of Time, in which I believe he touches on his theory of Conformal cyclic cosmology. \n\nEven though my thesis was based on his theory, I think I didn't even touch 10% of what he wrote. It is very difficult to visualize.", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 1363274, "postDate": "2021-06-24T04:32:25.563Z", "content": "I recommend you the classic SF book \"The Road to Reality\" by Roger Penrose.
", "rawMarkdown": "I recommend you the classic SF book \"The Road to Reality\" by Roger Penrose.", "votes": 2 } ], "comments": [ { "id": 1369949, "author_name": "David J. Slate", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-29T18:39:55.513000", "content": "I recommend the prescient short story \"The Twonky\" written by Lewis Padgett (pen name of Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore) in 1942.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1367949, "author_name": "Pavel Orlov", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-28T07:37:37.183000", "content": "at one time I liked the book Astravityanka. Unfortunately, it is only in Russian. But it seems that the author did a test translation into English under the title? \"AstroNika\"?
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1366719, "author_name": "Old Monk", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-27T06:11:09.393000", "content": "Here are the best selling science fiction books available on Amazon. Read and enjoy over the long weekend of independence day š @leecming
\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Science-Fiction/zgbs/books/16272
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1366534, "author_name": "Jared Savage", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-26T22:02:57.360000", "content": "I'm currently reading through the Xeelee sequence by Stephen Baxter. It explores some really interesting concepts in physics and sociology and I'd definitely recommend it.
\nThe SF book I'd recommend the most is Dark Universe by Daniel F. Galouye. It's basically about a society of humans that has evolved over several centuries in absolute darkness and how that has affected their perception of sounds and touch, and eventually, light. It's a great book.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1364057, "author_name": "Neo", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-24T15:26:29.250000", "content": "Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1364007, "author_name": "CPMP", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-24T14:31:52.420000", "content": "\n\neveryone's waiting for the competition to be updated
\n
No need to wait to perform useful work. Are you going to join this competition?
", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 1364389, "author_name": "Chun Ming Lee", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-24T23:28:37.790000", "content": "Interested in the subject but no energy after Coleridgeā¦
\nStill need one gold too š“
", "votes": 3, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1365268, "author_name": "CPMP", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-25T14:56:53.550000", "content": "You can team for last gold, you've got more than enough solo gold ;)
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 1363615, "author_name": "sin", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-24T08:09:25.083000", "content": "I agree, äøä½(three body problem) is really good. Another one I really like is Redshirts. I really enjoy anything that involve ET and ocean (deep). I am looking for movie and book recommendations as well.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 1363633, "author_name": "gao-hongnan", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-24T08:23:29.553000", "content": "For a mix of formal and informal read, I suggest going along the lines of Sir Roger Penroseās books and papers.
\nIn fact he proposed many theories, although some might find it radical, others believe it religiously.
\nInterestingly, he is able to āproveā, that there is no chance (near 0 probability) that the universe started off randomly; the rough argument goes into the second law of thermodynamics and all. Iām not super good in physics so could only manage to understand the intuition behind his books.
\nIām not sure if he is ever so implicitly implying that thereās a higher being that kickstarted the birth of āour universeā.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 1363330, "author_name": "gao-hongnan", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-24T05:47:57.857000", "content": "@woosungyoon I, however, also recommend Roger Penrose's Cycle of Time, in which I believe he touches on his theory of Conformal cyclic cosmology.
\nEven though my thesis was based on his theory, I think I didn't even touch 10% of what he wrote. It is very difficult to visualize.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1363274, "author_name": "WOOSUNG YOON", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-06-24T04:32:25.563000", "content": "I recommend you the classic SF book \"The Road to Reality\" by Roger Penrose.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "1363269": "Apologies if it's off-topic but since everyone's waiting for the competition to be updated, figured it'd be a good time to chat about Science Fictions books.\n\nI wanted to recommend the \"Three Body Problem\" series by Cixin Liu. Pretty neat take on first contact and the Fermi Paradox.\n\nAnyone else read any good SF recently?", "1369949": "I recommend the prescient short story \"The Twonky\" written by Lewis Padgett (pen name of Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore) in 1942.", "1367949": "at one time I liked the book [Astravityanka](https://fantlab.ru/work116160). Unfortunately, it is only in Russian. But it seems that the author did a [test translation](https://don-beaver.livejournal.com/166811.html) into English under the title? \"AstroNika\"?", "1366719": "Here are the best selling science fiction books available on Amazon. Read and enjoy over the long weekend of independence day š @leecming \n\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Science-Fiction/zgbs/books/16272", "1366534": "I'm currently reading through the Xeelee sequence by Stephen Baxter. It explores some really interesting concepts in physics and sociology and I'd definitely recommend it.\n\nThe SF book I'd recommend the most is Dark Universe by Daniel F. Galouye. It's basically about a society of humans that has evolved over several centuries in absolute darkness and how that has affected their perception of sounds and touch, and eventually, light. It's a great book.", "1364057": "Dark Matter by Blake Crouch", "1364007": "> everyone's waiting for the competition to be updated\n\nNo need to wait to perform useful work. Are you going to join this competition?", "1363615": "I agree, äøä½(three body problem) is really good. Another one I really like is Redshirts. I really enjoy anything that involve ET and ocean (deep). I am looking for movie and book recommendations as well. ", "1363330": "@woosungyoon I, however, also recommend Roger Penrose's Cycle of Time, in which I believe he touches on his theory of Conformal cyclic cosmology. \n\nEven though my thesis was based on his theory, I think I didn't even touch 10% of what he wrote. It is very difficult to visualize.", "1363274": "I recommend you the classic SF book \"The Road to Reality\" by Roger Penrose." } }