My weekend of feminist science fiction goodness is coming to a close. Tomorrow is for family time, then back to science. #wc38
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The geologist wants hands that can do ground-penetrating radar, magnetic sensors. #AskScience #wc38
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Many alien species look like humans in a costume; bipedal, with a mouth hole, upright, two eyes on front. #AskScience #wc38
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Directed evolution is a powerful tool, and it's being used industrially, but it's not going out in the ecosystem. #AskScience #wc38
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Audience: What are the ethics of cloning animal species and putting them to work for human benefit? Is that slavery? #AskScience #wc38
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Mammalian reproduction is complex; many pregnancies fail. Genetic modification works much better for plants and microbes. #AskScience #wc38
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Book recs: Mars Triology, The Steerswoman series, The Sparrow, Dune #AskScience #wc38
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"I came here to find a generation ship propulsion system, now I wonder: what will they eat? What will the planet be like?" #AskScience #wc38
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Planetary geologists can date features based on craters (how many, overlapping). #AskScience #wc38
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Charlie Stross (sp?) was recommended as a great scifi writer and blogger who keeps up with the science. #AskScience #wc38
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Audience wants to know about cutting-edge methods for space propulsion. Twitter? Twitter? Bueller? #AskScience #wc38
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There needs to be more polyploidy in science fiction and fantasy. #AskScience #wc38
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If you have elves, humans, and half-elves, THEY ARE NOT SEPARATE SPECIES. They are breeds. #AskScience #wc38
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"Rainshadows will get you every time." #AskScience #wc38
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There will be winners and losers in a climate change scenario; it would be good to see this in fiction. #AskScience #wc38
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Audience: If you had a planet with an all-nitrogen atmosphere, would you have a blue sky? #AskScience Ping @DrMRFrancis #wc38
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Panelists would love to see more honest depictions of the process of science; teamwork, prof/grad students, failure. #AskScience #wc38
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The scientific detail in your scifi depends on the story; it works in the Mars Trilogy because it's about exploration. #AskScience #wc38
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Audience pet peeve: Tedious explanations about physics, technology, etc. Panel: Science should be like an ice berg. #AskScience #wc38
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What scientific principles that fiction writers and moviemakers should know? Thermodynamics, evolution, geology. #AskScience #wc38
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Does the transporter in Star Trek transport your microbiome? #AskScience #wc38
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Panelists wish 1) people knew they could reach out to scientists, & 2) wish writers/world builders knew more ecology. #AskScience #wc38
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We've got geology, biotech, climate science and paleoecology (me!), plant sciences, and biology. #wc38 #AskScience #wiscon38
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8:30 panels are rough. Five minutes in, and we've reached panelist-audience parity (5/5). #AskScience #wc38 #wiscon38
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At #AskScience, you can ask about science or you can ask about being a scientist. Or our favorite 80's cartoons. Game on! #wc38
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Up bright and early for the Ask A Scientist panel. Are you world-building? Curious? We are at your disposal! #AskScience #wc38 #wiscon38
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You know you wanna know about NEXT YEAR'S GUESTS OF HONOR They'll be: Kim Stanley Robinson and Alaya Dawn Johnson! #wiscon38 #wc38
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The entire convention is signing "Go read Rupetta Today!" to the tune of My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean." I'm totally going to, too. #wc38
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I'm a scientist; the first I've heard about Decartes' dead illegitimate daughter (that me made a doll of) is at a scifi convention. #wc38
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