Just over 150 years ago, H.G. Wells, who wrote “First Men in the Moon” and “War of the Worlds,” was born. He was certainly a titan of science fiction literature, but Wells also reminds us that great accomplishments in real life often start with a great imagination.
In my own voice.
An excerpt from the “Life & Death” chapter of Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization. Released today.
https://t.co/KFDICyiP7e
[Video: 9 min]
How is anyone supposed to suspend disbelief for a new Matrix movie? All of humanity living in a rigged dreamworld of technology that uses their engineered pursuit of empty dopamine hits as fuel?
Totally ridiculous. Would never happen.