Noteworthy for its grittiness and steadfast avoidance of flashy futuristic toys (they use wired phones, for frak's sake!), Battlestar Galactica (BSG) has been called the best show on television and as real as science fiction gets. It has dealt with issues of religious freedom, patriotism, terrorism, genetic engineering, and the ultimate science fiction question: What does it mean to be human? But the reimagened Battlestar Galactica also has a lot to say about the use of science and technology today and in the not-so-distant future. In The Science of Battlestar Galactica, Wired magazine contributing editor Patrick Di Justo and BSG's scientific advisor Kevin Grazier answer all the questions that have puzzled you ever since Admiral Adama issued his first command. They delve into questions about the nature of life-both flesh-and-blood and silicon-based; the effects of radiation-or how the Cylons could reoccupy Caprica after a few days, but not Earth after two thousand years; black holes; planets, and colonization; the principles behind the weapons and propulsion systems of Galactica; and much more.//yeni
