About this episode
Cory Doctorow discusses the impact of science fiction on high-tech investment bubbles in his latest column.
This week on my podcast, I read my latest Locus Magazine column, “The Age of Vapor,” about the role science fiction imaginaires plays in fueling high-tech investment bubbles. It’s one thing to make everything about imaginary technology when you’re writing SF. The point of those imaginative exercises is to illuminate: To provoke reflection on our... more
People in this episode
Host: Cory Doctorow
Topics covered
- science fiction
- technology
- investment bubbles
- imagination
- reflection
Keywords
- science fiction
- technology
- investment
- Locus Magazine
- Cory Doctorow
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Locus Magazine
Books & works: The Age of Vapor
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