If you haven’t yet picked up a free copy of the new magazine H+, headed by none other than RU Sirius of Mondo 2000 fame, the inaugural issue is worth a read for the science fiction author interviews alone—let alone the look at technologies which may change, well, not only everything we know, but everything we are.
In the current issue, you’ll find a number of opinion pieces on the current financial crisis, and what it really means from a long-view perspective—including mine. Yes, that’s right. Check out my article, “Why the Current Financial Crisis Is the End of the World As We Know It—and Why That’s Perfectly Fine,” and get an outline of the five steps I see to a true postscarcity scenario. Speculative? Sure. Hence the kinda.
I’ve also provided H+ with a short list of “Positive Science Fiction Novels to Enjoy While You’re Waiting For the Singularity.” Writers take note: this is not supposed to be an exhaustive list, a latest list, or a best-of list—H+ has many readers who won’t be familiar with science fiction at all. If this list gets them down the road to enjoying it, it’s accomplished its goal.
February 26th, 2009 / 2 Comments »
February 26th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Sorry to say I didn’t like your article very much. I realise from what you’ve written above though that it wasn’t intended to be a sensible speculation, but was rather borderline fiction. What I’m hoping for from the H+ and futurist community is a serious take on how we’re going to deal with the energy crisis, peak oil and an overpopulated planet.
Those things kinda might get in the way of accelerating change. Its all well and good having magical nanobots, but when there’s no limitless energy to power them they’re not gonna work.
I’d geniunely like to see a future vision that addresses these limiting factors as well as future possibilities.
All the best
Tom
February 26th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
…and to be fair, there is an article about energy resources later on in the latest H+, by Howard Bloom of all people…