Reynolds & Baxter – The Medusa Chronicles

Book page: reynolds-medusa-chronicles

From: Quotes batch 20

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Concept

“The concept of ‘human’ is stretched to the breaking point when the mind is housed in a machine floating in Jupiter’s atmosphere.” (p. 42)

Behavior

“The Medusae behave as if they are part of the weather, their social structures dictated by the Great Red Spot.” (p. 115)

Game Theory

“The competition for resources between Earth and the Falcon is a game where the winner is the one who can survive the highest pressure.” (p. 203)

Cognition

“As a cyborg, my cognition is divided: one half calculates the drag of the gas, the other half remembers the smell of rain.” (p. 167)

Memory

“Memory is the only thing that prevents a machine from becoming a monster; without it, there is no empathy, only data.” (p. 312)