tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7249508189612744588..comments2024-03-29T07:57:18.817-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Revenge of the Nerd, a guest post by Chris HolmJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77912353664488514392022-05-06T11:38:01.919-04:002022-05-06T11:38:01.919-04:00Chris, thank you for doing the heavy lifting for u...Chris, thank you for doing the heavy lifting for us okay at science.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89270874246119888132022-05-05T19:36:31.621-04:002022-05-05T19:36:31.621-04:00Yep. Nerd here also. I loved the book The Andromed...Yep. Nerd here also. I loved the book The Andromeda Strain. I kept trying to figure out the clues even as our hero scientists were. What did the crying baby and the bum who drank Sterno have in common that kept them alive? Loved it. Look forward to reading your book, Chris!Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88795591564648407642022-05-05T16:23:39.700-04:002022-05-05T16:23:39.700-04:00Enjoy, Mary!Enjoy, Mary!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39894611793742389752022-05-05T16:23:20.248-04:002022-05-05T16:23:20.248-04:00Thanks, Lysa! Hope you enjoy it!Thanks, Lysa! Hope you enjoy it!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66759140574641229882022-05-05T15:32:27.656-04:002022-05-05T15:32:27.656-04:00Fiction too close to real to be comfortable can so...Fiction too close to real to be comfortable can sometimes teach life-saving lessons. The teachers' required public health class used a book of short medical mysteries based on real life cases, and made us much more aware of potential health and safety concerns. I'll be getting CHILD ZERO! Storyteller Mary Ghttps://storytellermary.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81238337733821309542022-05-05T15:25:02.553-04:002022-05-05T15:25:02.553-04:00The fantastic teachers we remember, Celia!The fantastic teachers we remember, Celia!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4041143105252159162022-05-05T15:21:06.217-04:002022-05-05T15:21:06.217-04:00Color me completely hooked! Global health nerd he...Color me completely hooked! Global health nerd here. You had me at antibiotic resistance and multi-site discontinuous outbreaks. Congratulations!Lysa MacKeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181340298888540045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85125457103192067482022-05-05T14:33:34.269-04:002022-05-05T14:33:34.269-04:00Thanks, Deborah!Thanks, Deborah!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33528133918946487042022-05-05T14:33:16.881-04:002022-05-05T14:33:16.881-04:00One reason I got into molecular biology? No dissec...One reason I got into molecular biology? No dissections! Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14343107367499148422022-05-05T14:32:21.770-04:002022-05-05T14:32:21.770-04:00Thanks, Mark!Thanks, Mark!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66770200136142307762022-05-05T14:31:29.554-04:002022-05-05T14:31:29.554-04:00Right?! It's weird to me that these sorts of b...Right?! It's weird to me that these sorts of books just vanished, given how popular they used to be.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31750643805469608182022-05-05T14:29:58.518-04:002022-05-05T14:29:58.518-04:00Thanks, Alicia!Thanks, Alicia!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46718474862148637902022-05-05T14:29:38.919-04:002022-05-05T14:29:38.919-04:00Thanks, Celia!Thanks, Celia!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64984250738318991002022-05-05T14:29:14.418-04:002022-05-05T14:29:14.418-04:00My goal was to ensure you don't have to be a s...My goal was to ensure you don't have to be a science nerd to read CHILD ZERO, because this science nerd has done the heavy lifting for you. Whether or not I was successful is up to you.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67310455013264861232022-05-05T14:27:11.270-04:002022-05-05T14:27:11.270-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50900258090253452752022-05-05T13:38:54.947-04:002022-05-05T13:38:54.947-04:00Hi Chris! Julia has been raving about this book fo...Hi Chris! Julia has been raving about this book for ages, so I can't wait to read it! I'm a nerd, too--read sci-fi, collected rocks and minerals, devoured animal behavior and science books, majored in biology, so Child Zero is right up my alley. Congratulations!!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22106330602203214962022-05-05T13:09:28.336-04:002022-05-05T13:09:28.336-04:00I am a huge nerd! I love all of the sciences - we...I am a huge nerd! I love all of the sciences - well, I had to skip dissection day in biology, but other than that I love all sciences. I never read a Chrichton book but my older brother did and he told me all about his books. I was more into doing experiments and being outside than reading fiction when I was a kid. This book has me intrigued!Pamela Priestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50350717182842682612022-05-05T12:10:14.006-04:002022-05-05T12:10:14.006-04:00I can’t wait to read this book. Huge Crichton fan ...I can’t wait to read this book. Huge Crichton fan and Julia has been raving about Child Zero for months. Congrats, Chris!!! Jenn McKinlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65492313309319756442022-05-05T12:03:18.030-04:002022-05-05T12:03:18.030-04:00Congrats on the new book. This sounds great.
I&#...Congrats on the new book. This sounds great.<br /><br />I'm more a pop culture nerd than a science nerd. As a result, never really got into Michael Crichton's books.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34039542284271940642022-05-05T10:38:57.407-04:002022-05-05T10:38:57.407-04:00I love thrillers, and I love mysteries, and I love...I love thrillers, and I love mysteries, and I love SF, so CHILD ZERO was totally in my sweet spot. More importantly, I feel it's been a long time since we've seen any near-future, hard-science based thrillers or mysteries. There's a reason everyone is going to Michael Crichton as a comparison - who else since him has written in this vein? And of course, his biggest hits were behind him by the end of the 20th century. So I hope CHILD ZERO is wildly successful on its own merits, and I also hope it kickstarts a revival of the science thriller.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1459182752286517932022-05-05T10:27:13.310-04:002022-05-05T10:27:13.310-04:00Child Zero sounds amazing. I, too, was the kid glu...Child Zero sounds amazing. I, too, was the kid glued to a book. I always had one with me for when I got done with my work in class before it was over, for study halls, the bus ride that was a minimum of an hour each way (unfortunately it was so early it was hard to read in the mornings because it was still so dark). I don't remember whether I read the book or saw the movie of Jurassic Park first, but I enjoyed both and read several more of his books over the years.Alicianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31665710050018114122022-05-05T10:06:56.101-04:002022-05-05T10:06:56.101-04:00I loved science experiments and tried many at home...I loved science experiments and tried many at home, much to my mom’s dismay. One was to have a hard boiled egg sucked down into a milk bottle by lighting a small fire in the bottle. By the time I had finally gotten it to work, the whole bathroom smelled like burnt, rotten eggs, but it worked! I had an an amazing chemistry teacher in high school (who once was a studio magician with ZZ Top), who for Christmas, played his guitar and did fun experiments. The best was when he turned down the lights and burned a strip of magnesium (after the volcano, of course).<br /><br />Congratulations on your book launch and thanks for stopping by JRW ~Celia Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138257308552361041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35068218415616769462022-05-05T10:06:05.564-04:002022-05-05T10:06:05.564-04:00Thanks, Hank! I really hope you like it. I'm p...Thanks, Hank! I really hope you like it. I'm pretty sure we've got a copy of GODEL, ESCHER, BACH around here somewhere...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286520897538327919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60016268679716005942022-05-05T10:03:30.866-04:002022-05-05T10:03:30.866-04:00Oh, that is hilarious! I knew we had a lot in comm...Oh, that is hilarious! I knew we had a lot in common. Yes, I’m sure those coins are out there, no question. Hank Phillippi Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16236005431154504612022-05-05T09:43:42.264-04:002022-05-05T09:43:42.264-04:00Hank, Half Magic was my favorite book when I was a...Hank, Half Magic was my favorite book when I was a child. It totally captured my imagination and I never considered that it was math. Very interesting. I think that the first time I read it, I went around looking for coins or rocks that just might give me that magical power.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.com