49.2. When Reality Meets Science Fiction

Cory Doctorow, Meg Elison, Zachary Mason, Annalee Newitz

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Large-scale, far-in-the-future stories tend to get most the glory in the sci-fi canon. But what happens when reality already feels like science fiction? Like George Orwell’s 1984, near-future narratives exploit current technology, politics, and fears to explore what life could be like in ten years, one year, or even a hour. Our panelists consider how to predict the tantalizing possibility of what might be.

 

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