I usually agree with other posts here that too much science makes for fiction that I enjoy less. Blindsight was an exception for me. I liked the science ideas and the fiction.
If you like this kind of thing you may also like Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear. He wrote an article about the science ideas here: http://gregbear.com/pages/newbiology.php
I didn't enjoy this one as much, but the hard-science part was done fairly well.
Robert Forward. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Forward
In the preface to Timemaster (which features time travel and various paradoxical events), he states anyone who wishes to argue against his hard science use of time travel must first have a published article in a peer reviewed journal refuting a particular paper.
> He's the only author I can think of who uses academic style citations for hard scifi credibility.
Greg Egan. He writes mostly "one big lie" hard sci-fi, but it is always grounded in hard science or math and often extensively cited.
Re:Science Fiction by Scientists
by danthewireman on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @05:49PM
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You might enjoy "Echopraxia", his sequel to "Blindsight."
Re:Science Fiction by Scientists
by outworlder on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @06:30PM
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+1 for Blindsight.
However, as a non-native English speaker, I found it to be hard to follow at times.
http://www.rifters.com/real/Blindsight.htm
He also shared his Rifters trilogy, which I enjoyed although it's not as good as Blindsight, as well as several short stories:
http://www.rifters.com/real/shorts.htm