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Robert J. Sawyer: The Human Adventure is Just Beginning (part 2)

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Channel: Singularity Weblog · 2011 · Science & Technology

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Last Sunday I interviewed Robert J. Sawyer for Singularity 1 on 1.

I have to admit that, despite the fact that he is a very well known and successful best-selling science fiction writer, I only recently stumbled onto Robert's work.

I was taking a ride on the Toronto subway and couldn't help it but notice the posters for his novel WWW: Wake. The idea of a blind girl seeing the internet and connecting with an emerging virtual intelligence peaked my curiosity so I had to read the book. I thought it was so captivating and brilliant that I went ahead and got book 2 (WWW: Watch) and 3 (WWW: Wonder) as soon as I finished book 1. After finishing the complete trilogy I can honestly say that the story only gets better and better as one moves through the different parts. I recommend it highly.

After reading the WWW series I just had to interview Robert. During our conversation with him we discuss issues such as: how and why he got interested in science fiction and technology; the motivation behind and goals of his work; his current book and film projects; his take on artificial intelligence and the technological singularity; religion; and the future of humanity.

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