Can We Imagine Our Way to a Better Future? - Part 1 of 9
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Inspired by Neal Stephenson's 2011 article "Innovation Starvation," in which he argues that science fiction is failing to supply our scientists and engineers with inspiration, and the new anthology Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future, this event explores a more ambitious narrative about what's coming.
Part 1 of 9 - 'Can We Imagine Our Way to a Better Future?' featuring Neal Stephenson, Author, 'Atmosphera Incognita," Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future, and Author, Snow Crash and The Diamond Age
Date:
October 01, 2014
Run time:
5:14:55
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National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
Presented by:
Future Tense and New America