Jan 5 2016
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation is out there fighting for civil liberties and privacy on the Internet and the…
Dec 25 2015
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It’s now been over three decades since cyberpunk first exploded, and in that time we’ve seen gorgeous movies, read…
Aug 30 2015
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MIT’s Technology Review has a bit of a secret: just about every year, they put together a science fiction edition…
Aug 13 2015
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In 1993, sci-fi author Bruce Sterling testified in front of a House subcommittee about the future of the internet —…
Nov 17 2014
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Another new science fiction magazine has just joined the internet. Vice Magazine, which was already writing about…
May 8 2014
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When I first obsessed about the idea of being a science-fiction writer, I was captivated by the Slipstream movement,…
Mar 18 2014
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A peek at Crimea's controversial election day, Philly widens freeways by mistake, and does Austin, Texas, have a drinking problem? Plus, the incredible story behind Rio's most famous monument, and the truth about earthquakes in L.A. Come along with us on this week's Urban Reads.
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Jan 8 2014
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As is tradition, Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky have kickstarted the new year by discussing the current state of…
Jan 17 2013
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Bruce Sterling wrote influential works like Schismatrix and Islands in the Net, plus he practically invented…
Jan 4 2013
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Jun 20 2012
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Wind-Up Girl author Paolo Bacigalupi's essay over at Wired is both a must read and a quick read. The essay is mostly…
Feb 4 2012
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Some people's futures are determined by popular vote: American Idol contestants, class presidents, and people who…
Jan 30 2012
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Sometimes it seems like science fiction, and especially fantasy, are genres that lend themselves exclusively to…
Dec 6 2011
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Rudy Rucker
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Rudy Rucker was the first author to win the Philip K. Dick Award, right after Dick's death in 1982. Around that…
May 31 2011
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Apple software engineer Nirav Patel wanted to create something useful with his 3D printer, so he designed a system…
Dec 22 2010
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Bruce Sterling is known as a prescient futurist, a brilliant science fiction author, and the author of a seminal…
Oct 14 2010
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You might think there's a limit to how weird Rudy Rucker or Bruce Sterling can get, but when they team up, their…
Jun 8 2010
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The finalists for the 2009 Sidewise Awards, honoring the best in alternate history, have been announced. And just in…
Mar 28 2010
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In real life, Charles Babbage was a relatively unknown inventor who pioneered early computers. In modern alternate…
Jan 5 2010
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Everything You Need To Know About The Singularity (Until Your Brain's Capacity Quintuples, At Least)
We can't wait until our brains are hardwired into cybernests, so we can fully appreciate the hilariousness of…