Do we really need more optimistic science fiction?
Noted writer Neal Stephenson has argued that contemporary science fiction is too focused on nihilism and apocalyptic scenarios. The current crop of such works, such as The Walking Dead, are compared rather unfavorably to the hopeful view of the future that was supposed to be common theme in the mid twentieth century. One obvious question…
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Mike LaBossiere - Talking Philosophy
Sword Fighting with Neal Stephenson and His Mongoliad Co-Authors
It’s not even 10:30 in the morning, and I’m already holding an archaic deadly weapon in my hands. I’m in a nondescript warehouse in Seattle, to which I’ve traveled so that award-winning science fiction novelists can demonstrate how they could cut me in half if they felt like it. Somebody has just pulled a sword…
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Douglas Wolk