tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011259550074300139.post1702298093948210124..comments2023-12-24T05:22:32.888-05:00Comments on Brain Hammer: Extraterrestrial Cognition and Sensoria FictionPete Mandikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952230864825600992noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011259550074300139.post-37557109077306774142012-11-22T04:30:01.719-05:002012-11-22T04:30:01.719-05:00You have to check out "They're Made Out o...You have to check out "They're Made Out of Meat!" by Bisson: http://www.terrybisson.com/page6/page6.htmlMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828192588229854011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011259550074300139.post-57393844126213363882012-11-22T02:46:23.133-05:002012-11-22T02:46:23.133-05:00Novels unfortunately, but one could excerpt the re...Novels unfortunately, but one could excerpt the relevant bits:<br /><br />China Mieville <i>Embassytown</i><br />Peter Watts <i>Blindsight</i> [see his website for short stories that would also be relevant eg <i>The Thing</i> retold in the first person]<br />Ian Watson <i>The Embedding</i><br /><br />Unfortunately, narrators of such stories are often uncomprehending humans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011259550074300139.post-59016062528681543232012-11-21T23:40:16.039-05:002012-11-21T23:40:16.039-05:00I thought that Contact, with Jodie Foster, was a f...I thought that Contact, with Jodie Foster, was a film that had good metaphysical themes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com