Episode 13: The nature of writing sci-fi, the challenging speed of technological development, and the goal of 'plausible' not 'perfect' predictions with Gerald M. Kilby episode artwork

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Episode 13: The nature of writing sci-fi, the challenging speed of technological development, and the goal of 'plausible' not 'perfect' predictions with Gerald M. Kilby

from Alternate Futures · host Edwin Rydberg

In the first Alternate Futures episode of 2022, I chat with Gerald M Kilby on the nature of writing science fiction, the challenging speed of modern technological development for our institutions, and why he aims for creating plausible futures, not perfect predictions. If you'd like to win an audible code for Gerald M Kilby's trilogy The Belt (US and UK only and while supplies last) just send me a request at [email protected] Story Introduction: Zoom Zapped Further info on this and other episodes, as well as transcriptions, the story cube images and the story introductions, can be found at AlternateFutures.co.uk

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