62. Lo-Fi Sci-Fi & the Future | THUNK

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Channel: THUNK · 2015 · Education

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Sci-fi really defines our future, but when sci-fi writers eschew big questions, we still need to ask them!

-Links for the Curious-

Pew Research article about American attitudes regarding futuristic technology - http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/04/17/from-teleportation-to-robot-servants-americans-predictions-and-dreams-for-the-future/

Elon Musk's copy of "Foundation" is part of the reason he founded SpaceX - http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-favorite-book-foundation-asimov-2014-12

Larry Page ranks "Snow Crash" as one of his favorite books of all time - http://favoriteof.com/larry-page/books/

A list of the top 100 sci-fi books of all time - http://scifilists.sffjazz.com/lists_books_rank1.html

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