I'm half sorry you're doing this panel @ Boscon, as we're having something similar at Farpoint (yes, I know I'm mad at them, but I still want the panels to work) called "Spaceships and Detectives." Fascinating theories; must bounce 'em into the air at our panel.

Would then the current fashion for historical SF/alternate history be a form of forensics crossover, in that the past is being examined and interpreted? Or does the forensics fad become part and parcel of world building?