I recently read Kip Thorne’s “The Science of Interstellar” and thought it was brilliant. Does anyone know of any other science (or just nonfiction) books that are similarly related to pop culture? Something that explores a scientific topic through the lens of cinema, music or some other art?
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This post reminded me of a series of books called “star trek technical manuals” which apparently contain essays/blueprints explaining the tech in the show. But I haven’t read them maybe someone else could fill in if they are actually good.
There is a long line of Science of ….. for a lot of SFF series or IPs. There are also some philosophy ones. I remember one for Harry Potter, Star Wars, Pooh, Dr. Who and Discworld.
**What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions** by Randall Munroe doesn’t confine itself to a single subject, but rather presents a series of questions related to pop-sci and pop-culture that are each answered in one or two paragraphs. The answers are hilarious in a deadpan delivery.
An example question is: “What would happen if you hit a baseball pitched at 90% of the speed of light?”
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh