Three Hundred and Ten Light-Years
(A future-civilization setting with reversed biological sex differentiation, and hard science fiction focused on the universe and intelligence.)
Drifting through space aboard a curvature-drive ship with a Border Collie, Tang Yi leads the leisurely, laid-back life of a stellar-system explorer. But the discovery of a remarkable planet unexpectedly shatters her peace.
To her surprise, a mild hallucinogen is found inside the organisms on that planet. Selling the planet would earn Tang Yi a considerable fortune, enough to pay off her enormous debt. It should be a wonderful opportunity, but Tang Yi suddenly realizes that those organisms seem to possess some kind of intelligence beyond the individual...
Notes before reading:
① Biological sex differentiation in this story is the reverse of reality. In its Type II civilization, a stellar-system civilization, women make up the primary workforce, and society is egalitarian.
② To explain the theoretical sections more clearly, some details inevitably conflict with other scientific theories. These will be marked in the text.
Suggested ways to enjoy this story:
① It can serve as an introduction to cosmology and some aspects of biology.
② If you spot a bug or have questions about any descriptions or theories, please leave a comment to let the author know.
③ If you are interested in the theories covered here or in science fiction more generally, you can contact the author to discuss them further.
Theme:
Hahahaha, as expected, Yaomeng is the biggest supporting role
It seems a bit difficult, but I can feel the author's intention. What can I say? Hard science fiction should not be too hard. It is not a professional literature explaining the mechanism. It should be a bold fantasy based on a certain scientific basis, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. If there are too many professional words throughout the article, whether you understand it or not, I think it will lose the entertainment and imagination of the novel. It is not easy to write. This is just a personal opinion.
Death of Eden is a great name.
My only thought after reading this is... Why should I look for love plots in science fiction novels!?
I really like the author's works~~ But I've never been used to your self-proclaimed... What's next, it's so dirty ^_^
Finally finished reading ~~~ I feel relieved $$$$ I am the divider About the main purpose of this article: Since the author has clearly pointed it out, there is no need to guess (1) As for the "distributed" "collective intelligent creatures" like [Super-Gummy], it is still very acceptable to me. (2) However, regarding the "setting of future human civilization"... . I'm still thinking about it, and [reserve] my opinions for the time being... (Manual eye squint)
[Three views are completely destroyed and there is no way to save it] $$$$ I am the divider I can't help but think: What depth of thought does the author have, and what creates such thoughts... $$$$ I am the divider Under the author's powerful ideological offensive, my insignificant thoughts were literally bombarded to pieces in turn, and were tortured to death... A novel that truly destroys one's outlook on life... $$$$ I am the divider Originally, I had been immersed in "Thunder Opera" for many years, and I naively thought that my three views had become so solid that I didn't need to reinvent myself... $$$$ I am the divider When I read "The Three-Body Problem", because I didn't have such close contact with the authors of other novels, I didn't feel much... (Manual eye squint √) $$$$ I am the divider If you want to talk about why I complain/comment so much (compared to my history of comments on other novels)... Those are just the last few screams my thoughts made before dying... $$$$ I am the divider Warning for [latecomers]: This novel [High Energy], enter with caution, enter with caution, enter with caution... (Say important things three times)
This chapter is so profound... It may be the central argument of the full text... (Mark) (Anger: Why not give 0 points and not allow comments? JJ got smoked? )
Reading this article, I have the same heavy/thick/entangled/helpless feeling as reading the "Three Body" series. Therefore, I suspect that the theme to be expressed in this article is similar or identical to "The Three-Body Problem". This article may even be [copied].
The following is the main discussion part: $$$$ I am the divider (1) \"An intelligent life form that cannot see the blue sky and clear water and cannot feel the breeze and warm sun\" -- [Wisdom] arises from labor/practice and is social. Among them, the production and use of [language] has greatly promoted the development of the human brain and the improvement of human intelligence level. (See the process of human evolution/development) In other words, the generation of wisdom requires interaction with the [environment] and a large amount of [input] from external stimuli. For example, if people want to generate the [concept] [flower], they must first observe a large number of flowers in nature, and then summarize/summarize their common characteristics, and then find their essential characteristics, and then they can generate the concept [flower]. Among the three major elements of concept/judgment/reasoning in [formal logic], concept is the most basic. According to the author's description, this [Super-Gummy] creature has no [feeling] of the environment at all, that is to say, the surrounding stimuli cannot be transmitted to its high-level neural network (similar to the cerebral cortex), and it cannot generate [concepts] at all, and there is no [logic] at all. However [logic] is a necessary condition for intelligent thinking (thinking). A creature like this that has no language (cannot speak, no input/output), has no logic, and cannot think, can only be regarded as a low-level creature at best, and it is completely impossible to become an advanced [intelligent creature]. Refer to the related implementations of (weak) artificial intelligence, such as machine learning/neural network deep learning, which require the input of a large amount of [training data] in order to make it have a certain degree of intelligence. In other words, stimulation/input from the external environment is a [necessary condition] for producing wisdom. $$$$ I am the divider Here are my thoughts on the rest of [Chapter 33]: $$$$ I am the divider (2) \"You can also understand mathematics based on purely abstract concepts\" -- Bees can also [understand] mathematics, but bees have no intelligence. $$$$ I am the divider (3) \"If she wanted to fly across the sky in Twelve, she calculated that even if she added spare fuel, it would still not be enough for a round trip\" -- The space navigation capability is extremely strong, but the short-range navigation capability is extremely poor... This is all caused by traditional chemical fuels. $$$$ I am the divider (4) \"Drones are fuel-efficient\" -- For aircraft in the air, it is best to use the method of [fusion reactor power supply + spraying air outward]. (Using [battery] is also nice.) Better than using [fuel]. $$$$ I am the divider (5) \"Let her, a living person, ride a small aircraft of less than one ton across almost a quarter of Eden, and fly from one end of the Pancontinent to the other\" -- The maximum payload of a ground effect aircraft can be close to its own weight. Also, not being able to use [solar energy] is a pitfall. $$$$ I am the divider (6) \"There are no phytoplankton colonies of prokaryotic algae or eukaryotic algae floating in the ocean of Eden\" -- Not floating can only mean that there are fewer of them, so they cannot be seen. According to the law of biological evolution [from aquatic to terrestrial], since there are living things on land, there must also be living things in the ocean. According to the author's description, the creatures on [Eden] are also based on [water], which means that they come from the ocean. $$$$ I am the divider (7) \"She decisively took off her artificial cotton coat and put on a thick down jacket\" -- [Low-tech BUG] There are materials that are very thin and light but have very good thermal insulation effect (such as [thin sealing]) In contrast, cotton-padded jackets/down jackets are old and backward, bulky and uncomfortable. $$$$ I am the divider (8) \"Be able to send and receive low-frequency radio signals easily even on the other side of Eden\" -- The disadvantage of low-frequency signals is that they have low bandwidth and are not suitable for transmitting holograms with a large amount of information.