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Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts, published by Tor Books in 2006. It won the Seiun Award for the best novel in Japanese translation (where it is published by Tokyo Sogensha) [2] and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, [3] the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, [4] and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction ...
Echopraxia explores topics like the nature of consciousness and the actual need (or lack) for it in evolved creatures, the use of religion to advance knowledge beyond science, the existence of God as a virus that modifies the laws of physics, and the role that baseline (non-modified) humans can have in a society where everyone else is "augmented" in one way or another.
Peter Watts (born January 25, 1958 [1]) is a Canadian science fiction author. He specializes in hard science fiction . He earned a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 1991 from the Department of Zoology and Resource Ecology. [ 3 ]
Blindsight is a neurological phenomenon. Blindsight may also refer to: Blindsight, a 1992 novel written by Robin Cook; Blindsight, a 2006 documentary film directed by Lucy Walker; Blindsight (Watts novel), a 2006 novel written by Peter Watts; Blindsight (Neuralink), a medical device developed by Neuralink
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"The Things" is a science fiction short story by Peter Watts, revisiting the universe of John Carpenter's 1982 film The Thing (derived itself from John W. Campbell's story "Who Goes There?") from the viewpoint of the titular alien. It was first published on Clarkesworld, in January 2010.
Blindsight is a novel by American writer Robin Cook, published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1992. It was released on January 6, 1992. [1] Like most of Cook's other work, it is a medical thriller. This story introduces New York City pathologist Laurie Montgomery as being new to the medical examiner's office.
Robert Shearman and Lars Pearson, in their book Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium & The Lone Gunmen, found the character a good balance of the depictions of evil throughout the series: [53] "something very strange and new and terrifying".