{"product_id":"9783319931593","title":"Science and Fiction: A Scientific Novel","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScience and Fiction: A Scientific Novel\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBrugge, Doug\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eA few hundred years into the future, a wave of space colonization follows a disastrous earlier attempt to inhabit nearby extrasolar planets. It is guided by a new computational method based on massive data-driven socio-cultural and socio-epidemiological modeling and using novel biological computers, fed with data on Earth’s history of successes and failures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, in the newly settled Simpac system, some unexpected and worrying anomalies begin cropping up, making an urgent expedition to the system necessary: is it the underlying data, the computations, or is some unknown entity tampering with the space colonization program? A race against time ensues as the lives of four strangers begin to converge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile grounded in the social systems aspect, the author posits that the future is likely to be characterized by more biology-based tools than most contemporary science fiction – which most often relies entirely on non-biological hardware in terms of advanced technologies – predicts. The result is an entertaining and skillful blend of thriller and SF, complemented by a nontechnical appendix describing the underlying science.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2019-01-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319931593\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-93160-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 234\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45587271057548,"sku":"9783319931593","price":29.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319931593.jpg?v=1775828261","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319931593","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}