On the books of Michael Crichton

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The Science of Michael Crichton

Edited by Kevin Grazier, PhD

Wherever the cutting edge of science goes, Michael Crichton is there. From dinosaur cloning to global warming, nanotechnology to time travel, animal behavior to human genetics, Crichton always takes us to the cutting edge of science and then pushes the envelope.

The Science of Michael Crichton examines the amazing inventions of Crichton’s books and lifts up the hood, revealing the science underneath.

In intelligent and well-thought essays, scholars and experts decide what Crichton gets right and what he gets wrong. They examine which Crichton imaginings are feasible and which are just plain impossible. Scenarios examined include whether dinosaurs can be cloned, if nanotechnological particles can evolve intelligence, and if we can go back in time.

Essays

• Introduction: The Science of Michael CrichtonKevin R. Grazier, Ph.D.
• The Andromeda StrainSergio Pistoi, Ph.D.
• Virtual Reality and the Man-Machine Interface in Disclosure and The Terminal ManRay Kurzweil
• Shock to the SystemSteven Gulie
• Neanderthals and WendolsIan Tattersall
• Primate Behavior and Misbehavior in Michael Crichton's CongoDario Maestripieri, Ph.D.
• We Still Can't Clone DinosaursSandy Becker
• Crichton Travels in TimeJoel N. Shurkin
• Artificial Life in Michael Crichton's PreyLarry Yaeger
• Be Afraid. Be Very AfraidDavid M. Lawrence
• Science Comes Second in NextPhill Jones