Episode 17: Annalee Newitz on Science, Fiction, Economics, and Neurosis
Blog post with show notes and transcript: Mindscape episode 17: Annalee Newitz @Annaleen on Science, Fiction, Economics, and Neurosis. #mindscapepodcast
https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2018/10/08/episode-17-annalee-newitz-on-science-fiction-economics-and-neurosis/
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The job of science fiction isn't to predict the future; it's to tell interesting stories in an imaginative setting, exploring the implications of different ways the world could be different from our actual one. Annalee Newitz has carved out a unique career as a writer and thinker, founding the visionary blog io9 and publishing nonfiction in a number of formats, and is now putting her imagination to work in the realm of fiction. Her recent novel, Autonomous, examines a future in which the right to work is not automatic, rogue drug pirates synthesize compounds to undercut Big Pharma, and sentient robots discover their sexuality. We talk about how science fiction needs more economics, how much of human behavior comes down to dealing with our neuroses, and what it's like to make the transition from writing non-fiction to fiction.
Annalee Newitz is currently an Editor at Large at Ars Technica. She received her Ph.D. in English and American Studies from UC Berkeley. She founded and edited io9, which later merged with Gizmodo, where she also served as editor. She and Charlie Jane Anders host the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct, a bi-weekly exploration of the meaning of science fiction.
Видео Episode 17: Annalee Newitz on Science, Fiction, Economics, and Neurosis канала Sean Carroll
https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2018/10/08/episode-17-annalee-newitz-on-science-fiction-economics-and-neurosis/
Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll
The job of science fiction isn't to predict the future; it's to tell interesting stories in an imaginative setting, exploring the implications of different ways the world could be different from our actual one. Annalee Newitz has carved out a unique career as a writer and thinker, founding the visionary blog io9 and publishing nonfiction in a number of formats, and is now putting her imagination to work in the realm of fiction. Her recent novel, Autonomous, examines a future in which the right to work is not automatic, rogue drug pirates synthesize compounds to undercut Big Pharma, and sentient robots discover their sexuality. We talk about how science fiction needs more economics, how much of human behavior comes down to dealing with our neuroses, and what it's like to make the transition from writing non-fiction to fiction.
Annalee Newitz is currently an Editor at Large at Ars Technica. She received her Ph.D. in English and American Studies from UC Berkeley. She founded and edited io9, which later merged with Gizmodo, where she also served as editor. She and Charlie Jane Anders host the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct, a bi-weekly exploration of the meaning of science fiction.
Видео Episode 17: Annalee Newitz on Science, Fiction, Economics, and Neurosis канала Sean Carroll
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