In the paragraphs which follow, we will be discussing the ways in which two pieces of speculative fiction, the science fiction film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and the novel The Tiger’s Wife use diagnostic and prognostic certainty as part of their creative narratives. In both cases, the confidence vested in the diagnosis and its outcome is contrasted …
Speculation, Certainty and the Diagnostic Illusory: The Tricorder and the Deathless Man
This article is part of the series: Speculative Health