Bioelectrical Manipulation In Stephanie Meyer's The Lunar Chronicles

When reading a science fiction novel, it is likely that one would come across rather questionable subjects when reading this genre, especially if the reader were to dabble in science themself. Scarlet, book two in the critically acclaimed book series, The Lunar Chronicles, by Marissa Meyer, is no exception. Throughout the course of this quadrilogy, there is a species of subhumans known as Lunars, inhabitants of the moon, mentioned multiple times. This is where we’ll be focusing our attention on as I try to see how some rather strange occurences work. Meyer has done her research, so a lot of her content would be fairly accurate, from what I know, but there are still two main weak points that I, an astronomy student, have found throughout Scarlet. One of the first questions I asked was; how could these used-to-be humans live on the moon? And, as they adapted to the moon, how did they gain the ability of bioelectrical manipulation? With my own research and prior knowledge, we can hopefully clear these two questions up.

In case you don’t know, the moon can get as hot as 253℉ (123℃) when the sun is hitting the moon’s surface, and as cold as -243℉ (-153℃) in areas where the sun is not striking the moon’s surface. As I said earlier, the moon has only small traces of an atmosphere. I should also let you know that Lunars came from human colonists. How could humans adapt to such drastic conditions? The answer is, very slowly. That is no joke, humans could adapt to anything, if given enough time. I’m sure if given enough exposure, then humans could change their heat sensitivity, and change their lungs to accept what minimal elements there are on the moon. It’s that simple,