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    Gann: If the singularity were to happen, we more than likely would not notice. It would be produced in secrecy, and would be intelligent enough to not reve... more »
    Doctor Who?: To be honest, on the topic of "internet in your head," Gibson's Bridge Trilogy seems to take a far better approach than the more futuristic and fancif... more »
    GreyHammer: i thought sci-fi was about opening doors not closing them because you think things may happen. thats a cop out more »
    fistrodisco: I don't see any productive SF writer stopping writing futuristic SF because of the Singularity. I even see some funny workarounds (in Banks' Culture s... more »
    Yamato: The world is going ot end not in 2012 but the year 20XX when Dr. Wily will release his mavericks to rule the world! more »
    skippitymonster: Hmmmm... could The Singularity just be a convenient marketing buzz-type term vaguely based on certain observations of probability and extrapolations o... more »
    Briareosdx: I have a theory as to why the Singularity and its innevetability/impossibility have become stumbling blocks for many writers. It's related to the leng... more »
    pjcamp: I think the pro-Singularity crowd forgets that we are talking about real human beings here. Unless we are replaced wholesale by robots, technology can... more »
    GuyNermie: It ain't gonna happen because the singularity is essentially a religious idea based on a supreme amount of wishful thinking of the unfettered extrapol... more »
    Bill-Lee: What about Dune? Dune is about a far future society that has rejected almost all technology more complex than a tape recorder. The role taken in our ... more »
    derekhaltom: No. The future is not here yet. I say this because as I child I was promised flying cars, jetpacks, and food in capsule form. Until those things are a... more »
    jccalhoun: I don't know that the idea of the Singularity is preventing people from writing about the future. We know that interstellar travel is pretty unlikely... more »
    Ben Babcock: Hmm ... this sounds familiar. Where did I hear this before? Oh wait, I heard this before on io9. The other article even uses the same picture! I lov... more »
    Rocketknight: Correct me if I misunderstood what this is about. So the Singularity is a single defining moment that revolutionizes the way humankind lives on, riva... more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: This is a cop out. Really good science fiction has nothing to do with accurately predicting the future. It's about using a fantastic sertting to play ... more »
  • #worldcon

    Can You Still Write Science Fiction Set In The Future?

    The future is over! It's no longer possible to write about the future, because the Singularity will definitely happen in twenty years. We'll have artificial intelligence, and the meaning of humanity will be transformed. Is this idea hindering science fiction? More »
  • #hotbookshelfinjection

    Steampunk Brothel Spies And Million-Year Quests, In June Books

    Whether you want a fun beach read or a sweeping philosophical epic, June's books have you covered. You can encounter witches in Toronto and killer courtesans, or you can delve into America's dismal future, or Alastair Reynolds' eon-spanning colonization saga. More »
  • #interview

    Robert Charles Wilson Talks About Movies And Limits To The Singularity

    In Robert Charles Wilson's new novel Julian Comstock, an energy-depleted 22nd Century looks very much like the 19th. We interviewed Wilson about his non-singularity future, and the silent movies that inspire him. More »
  • #bookreview

    22nd Century Darwinians Challenge the Church in "Julian Comstock"

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