Monday, December 09, 2002

"Prey" tell

** A scientist assesses Michael Crichton's heavily promoted new book, Prey. Via nanodot.org
The book is not just wrong; it's stupid. The science is bogus. The technology is broken. And even the real-world stuff is impossible. . . . it doesn't work as a book, and you certainly can't learn any science from it.
Full critique

More on nanotechnology:

Attack of the Killer Dust, by Heather Green, published in Business Week Dec. 2, 2002, uses the release of Michael Crichton's latest novel Prey to point out that "nanotech has a scary side".
Business Week on Crichton novel - Nanodot

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