Blindsight (Watts Novel)(en.wikipedia.org)
90 points by mooreds | 100 comments
Wikipedia article on Blindsight, Peter Watts's 2006 hard science fiction novel about astronauts investigating an alien signal and themes of consciousness.
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They're made out of meat (1991)(terrybisson.com)
601 points by surprisetalk | 161 comments
Terry Bisson's 1991 short science fiction story "They're Made Out of Meat," hosted on the author's website.