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Science Fiction Writers Discuss The Future

Posted by timothy on from the why-yes-they-do dept.

An Anonymous Reader writes "Locus Magazine asks prominent science fiction writers Bruce Sterling, Kim Stanley Robinson, Cory Doctorow, Pat Murphy, Norman Spinrad, and Ken Wharton to extrapolate the future from current trends in the environment, copyright, terrorism, war, world government, and the upcoming Presidential election. How do large groups make decisions on single issues? Are centralized global systems of governance the way to go? Are stateless diasporas the driving force behind the economic development of India and China? Will there always be war? The answer to these questions and more in a round-table conducted by legendary science fiction writer John Shirley."

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first phost.. i rock

  2. Prediction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Did they predict an AC getting first post?

  3. in the near future? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    like an fp?

  4. Heyyy by I+kan+Spl · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nice new scheme... Definately beats it.slashdot.* :)

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  5. too much commenting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Damn that guy is annoying with all those superfluous comments inserted everywhere. He's like a morning dj constantly making insipid comments over the starts and endings of songs instead of just letting you listen to the music.

    Or a while back I downloaded some Seinfeld scripts and the guy who transcribed them felt the need to explain all the humor or make snarky comments in bracketed asides. God so damn annoying.

  6. BREAKING NEWS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    NUCLEAR EXPLOSION IN NORTH KOREA

    no lameness filter no lameness filter no lameness filter no lameness filter

    1. Re:BREAKING NEWS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      "... though there was no immediate indication that Thursday's reported explosion was linked to Pyongyang's efforts to develop nuclear weapons"

  7. Plagiarism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And the mod system fails again ...

  8. Great work, editors... by Elias+Israel · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    CBS is pushing phony documents in an attempt to sway a presidential election, and Slashdot won't take an entry on that topic. (Yes, I tried.)

    But we can discuss a random circle jerk of science fiction writers.

    Stuff that matters, eh?

  9. Re:Does anyone know of... by Rayonic · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Orson Scott Card?

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