Comments on: It’s alive! Alive! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/26/its-alive-alive/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: BA Brother http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/26/its-alive-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-19902 BA Brother Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:49:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/26/its-alive-alive/#comment-19902 I forgot to mention that Brin's non-fiction book, The Transparent Society, is a very good read and has a take on privacy that is incredibly well thought out. By the way, he also wrote The Postman, which is excellent. Much better than the movie. However, my favorite book of his is Earth. I forgot to mention that Brin’s non-fiction book, The Transparent Society, is a very good read and has a take on privacy that is incredibly well thought out.

By the way, he also wrote The Postman, which is excellent. Much better than the movie. However, my favorite book of his is Earth.

]]> By: BA Brother http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/26/its-alive-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-19901 BA Brother Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:39:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/26/its-alive-alive/#comment-19901 David Brin is brilliant. His early works, Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War are imaginative and thought provoking. He is an astrophysicist and teaches (or used to teach) physics. He has collaborated with Gregory Benford, and he, Bear, and Benford were selected by Isaac Asimov and his widow to finish Asimov's Foundation/Robots series. I loved the three Foundation books, they wrote (one each), and I thought they gave some great insights into Hari Seldon and the major character running throughout the Robot books (I won't give anything away if you haven't read them yet.) Cool, Phil! David Brin is brilliant. His early works, Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War are imaginative and thought provoking.

He is an astrophysicist and teaches (or used to teach) physics. He has collaborated with Gregory Benford, and he, Bear, and Benford were selected by Isaac Asimov and his widow to finish Asimov’s Foundation/Robots series. I loved the three Foundation books, they wrote (one each), and I thought they gave some great insights into Hari Seldon and the major character running throughout the Robot books (I won’t give anything away if you haven’t read them yet.)

Cool, Phil!

]]> By: Merovingian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/26/its-alive-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-19903 Merovingian Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:16:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/26/its-alive-alive/#comment-19903 I read <i>Eon</i> too, it was great! I read Eon too, it was great!

]]> By: Blake Stacey http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/26/its-alive-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-19904 Blake Stacey Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:28:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/26/its-alive-alive/#comment-19904 Hey, now the BA and I are only two degrees of separation apart --- I met David Brin at the <a href="http://www.necsi.org/events/iccs6/" rel="nofollow">International Conference on Complex Systems</a> back in June. Hey, now the BA and I are only two degrees of separation apart — I met David Brin at the International Conference on Complex Systems back in June.

]]> By: Tim G http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/26/its-alive-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-19905 Tim G Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:46:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/26/its-alive-alive/#comment-19905 I've read a few of Greg Bear's works: <i>Eon</i>, <i>Eternity</i>, <i>The Forge of God</i>, etc. Imaginative guy. I've heard of Brin but not the other two Phil mentioned. I’ve read a few of Greg Bear’s works: Eon, Eternity, The Forge of God, etc. Imaginative guy. I’ve heard of Brin but not the other two Phil mentioned.

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