Futurism at a low ebb
Futurism has seen better times than the last 15 years, according to Lawrence R. Samuel, author of Future: A Recent History.
In part 1 of our interview, Samuel talks about how caution and timidity have infected futurists.
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July 24, 2009
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Browsing the local "big box book store" science fiction section,
it is quite notable that the "science fiction" books are now
completely overwhelmed by the magic/fantasy novels
(particularly a remarkable number of vampire novels).
There's still some "science", but not so much.
Perhaps this is a literal interpretation of Arthur C. Clarkes
observation that "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic".
The technology is now presented as magic... ?
Posted by Tim Kirby | July 24, 2009 10:42 AM
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