Spider Robinson - Science Fiction and The Benefits Of Writing, And Thinking, About The Future

1,220 views · Published 3 August 2018 · 21:52 · Indexed 27 September 2026

Channel: ideacity · 2018 · Science & Technology

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In Moses' words, Spider Robinson is "funny as hell." He has published 29 books in ten different languages, as well as a selection of short stories and newspaper columns galore. Spider explains what science fiction is and the benefits of writing, and thinking, about the future. "People are yearning to stampede to the past and it's as silly as the urge to go back to the womb."

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