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I remember reading a short story a few years back whose main character was a professional joat (jack-of-all-trades) who would be hired to come in and communicate between two specialists. I think it might have been in an Analog magazine, and it could have been a newer or older one. I can't remember.
Is this ringing any bells?
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I recall an Asimov (?) short story about a professional joat who was caught in the midst of a problem and was the only one able to solve it. There was a weird grayish dome that showed up over the city where he lived, and nothing could get through it -- eventually, no air, no radio waves, nothing. He had to solve it from inside, and he did it by piecing together alternative thinking from different disciplines. Sound familiar?
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Nope, not Asimov: It was "The Box," by James Blish. I think I read it in a Groff Conklin compilation of classic science fiction stories [Omnibus of Science Fiction].
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Also added: it won awards and (I think) was well-reprinted in other places.
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CT is the winner. I had forgotten all about that dome. And it must have been in that Omnibus of Science Fiction, which I, unfortunately, have left at my parent's house.
I must say, I am very impressed.
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I think we need more professional joats in general.
I'm currently fighting all of the academic pressures that are forcing me farther and farther away from joatmanship. That's what reminded me of the story.
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