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A Bad First Draft
David Brin, a science fiction writer, "looks at the '00s as a great lost opportunity, the decade when 'the drug high of self-righteousness poisoned our ...
Fri, Dec 25 | from The Weekly Standard
Futurists Reflect On The End Of A Decade
David Brin, futurist, consultant and science fiction novelist. His books include "The Postman," "Earth," and "The Transparent Society. ...
Tue, Dec 22 | from kpbs.org
Online events and other coolstuff
In fact, everybody has it bass-ackwards! Semi starvation triggers switches in mammals that say “delay your programmed burnout in case better times may give you a better chance to breed.” But it doesn’t happen in humans - because we have ALREADY thrown all those switches! Our lifespa...
Mon, Jul 20 | from Contrary Brin
The World Moves Ahead to More Cool Stuff
See the blog of the production company making "The People Vs George Lucas” -- a full length film, due next year, riffing off my book STAR WARS ON TRIAL. Near-Term Beamed Sail Propulsion Missions: Cosmos-1 and Sun-Diver", James Benford and Gregory Benford, Beamed Energy Propulsion, AIP...
Wed, Jul 1 | from Contrary Brin
Novel solutions to the planet's problems
Australia David Brin has a doctorate in astrophysics, has been a consultant to NASA and is a graduate-level physics professor. A natural story-teller, he is the award-winning author of several popular science fiction novels and two collections of short stories. ...
Wed, Jun 17 | from On Line opinion
New Halo Novels to Focus on Forerunners
CA He's also no stranger to literary time-travel, having collaborated with sci-fi writers David Brin and Gregory Benford on a prequel to Issac Asimov's Foundation series. So what do hardcore Halo fans think of the news that Brin is working on an ...
Mon, Apr 6 | from IGN
'Star Wars' Laser Kills Mosquitoes
NY Instead, consider science fiction author David Brin, who wrote about a laser-based bee zapper in his 1990 book Earth: At least the bee zapper was working. For years their hives had been under siege by Africanized swarms, seeking to take over as they ...
Tue, Mar 17 | from LiveScience.com
Fiction Author Speaks Truth
CT Best-selling SF novelist David Brin (Earth, Kiln People, the Uplift series) may be better known in some circles as the author of The Transparent Society. The prolific genius and multiple Hugo award winner Isaac Asimov also sold scores of non-fiction ...
Fri, Mar 13 | from Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Remake of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' fits neatly into our times
NY - Dec 12, 2008 Science fiction has a long, storied history of beaming into society's darkest fears, said noted sci-fi author David Brin. "Godzilla," first released in 1953 ...
Thu, Dec 11 | from New York Daily News
Not A Bright Move
So on my quest to be a better writer, I'm reading a short story a day. Currently, I'm re-reading "Night Shift," and being amazed at the quiet workings of Stephen King. He breaks all the rules and makes it work; there may, in fact, be a post on this later.
Sat, Dec 6 | from The Ferrett's Journal
Who's Getting Your Vote?
David Brin is a scientist and Hugo award-winning science fiction author whose novels include The Postman and Kiln People. Drew Carey. 1. Who are you voting for in November? Anybody but McCain/Palin. Seriously. I'm begging you. ...
Wed, Oct 29 | from Reason Online
Unusual Perspectives... Uplifting Dogs... and science stuff
A Brin-terview --- Another site worth a visit: the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. A great guy, Robert D. Atkinson, is president and has interesting things to say about rediscovering our role as a scientific and technologically innovative civilization.
Mon, Oct 13 | from Contrary Brin
Startide Rising by David Brin - A Review | We Read Science Fiction
Startide Rising is a tight and well written story set in a very interesting universe. Fast paced, exciting and intelligent, David Brin manages to meld excellent ideas with superb characters.
Sat, Jul 26 | from We Read Science Fiction
Transparent Society, Privacy, and the Balance of Power
I advocate movement toward such a society in a way that—unlike Schneier assumptions about such ideas—maintains as much power as possible within the hands of those currently on the lower end of the scale. This is where cryptography and other protectors of your information/privacy come i...
Tue, Mar 11 | from The Mocking Eye
David Brin on future forecasting
David Pescovitz: Discover magazine interviews David Brin, the tech writer and novelist best known for his exploration of surveillance in The Transparent Society and the prophetic science fiction tale Earth. In the interview, Brin discusses the art of future forecasting and the expan...
Mon, Jun 11 | from Boing Boing
Podcast: David Brin
This noted author joined Ernest Lilley and I after the release of his novel, Sundiver which is part of his Uplift Saga. We chatted about his writing and the then upcoming movie based on one of his novels, The Postman starring Kevin Costner. Our conversation hinted at that movie's doom. A engag...
Tue, Feb 27 | from Fi Talk
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