hard science
noun
: a science (such as chemistry, physics, or astronomy) that deals with things that can be observed and measured
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Here’s what a top doctor does based on hard science
Falls can cause head injuries or broken bones that can lead to permanent disability and trigger a cascade of other health problems.
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CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Indeed, coexistence is more nuanced than applying hard science to a problem.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Although people have asked about the possibility, there was no hard science to back up any recommendations whether to kiss or not to kiss.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025
According to the committee report, concepts related to race, gender, societal status, as well as social and environmental justice undermine hard science.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
That’s just season one—there are six available on Prime, and each is packed with enough daring missions, space fights, and Martian politics to keep fans of hard science fiction hooked.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Join 2 others in the comments View Comments But economics is not a hard science.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
Scavengers Reign isn't either of those things—this gloriously strange hard science fiction series has a visual style drawn more from European bandes dessinées, and impresses with writing that's equal parts imaginative, impactful, and thought provoking.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 22 June 2024
Chinese hard science fiction would seem to face an even steeper road to readership.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2024
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CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Indeed, coexistence is more nuanced than applying hard science to a problem.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Although people have asked about the possibility, there was no hard science to back up any recommendations whether to kiss or not to kiss.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025
According to the committee report, concepts related to race, gender, societal status, as well as social and environmental justice undermine hard science.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
That’s just season one—there are six available on Prime, and each is packed with enough daring missions, space fights, and Martian politics to keep fans of hard science fiction hooked.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Join 2 others in the comments View Comments But economics is not a hard science.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
Scavengers Reign isn't either of those things—this gloriously strange hard science fiction series has a visual style drawn more from European bandes dessinées, and impresses with writing that's equal parts imaginative, impactful, and thought provoking.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 22 June 2024
Chinese hard science fiction would seem to face an even steeper road to readership.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Hard science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20science. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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