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Sci Fi, Dystopia, So Much More!

Columbus, Ohio, USA

I'm a lawyer and aspiring sci fi author and blogger who obsesses over the sorts of things discussed on NPR, PBS.

Twitter: @JordanSmith9000

Mar 30, 2014

Genetically Engineered Leaders Part 2: The Sharpest Politicos

By Sci Fi, Dystopia, So Much More!

In a few decades home entertainment may no longer be on a flat screen but beamed into the air in 3D images in living rooms through out the modernized world....

Mar 23, 2014

Genetically Engineered Leaders, Part 1: Candidates

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There's a din of excitement in the air as you attend a campaign rally for the strong front-runner candidate in the 2064 Presidential Election. You're waiting to see a candidate...

Mar 19, 2014

The Emotional Connection To Characters In Dystopia

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If you've read 1984 why did you care about the story? And Animal Farm and Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World and Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? Really, what...

Mar 14, 2014

New Science Of The Brain Part 2: Mind Changing Machines?

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It's a nice Fall evening in 2047 and you're planning on meeting a friend for dinner. You're on your way to the restaurant in a bustling part of town where...

Mar 08, 2014

New Science Of The Brain, Part 1: Mind Reading Machines?

By Sci Fi, Dystopia, So Much More!

Scientists increasingly are understanding more and more about the human brain then ever before, and some fairly aggressive efforts to expand on this knowledge are underway. The initiative to map...

Mar 06, 2014

Why Is Dystopia So Negative?

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Dystopia's often so gloomy, but is gloom always so intelligent?

Feb 25, 2014

Are Political Choices Reducible To Science?

By Sci Fi, Dystopia, So Much More!

One thought behind the sort of political manipulation that goes on at the highest levels of both major parties, and what I was thinking about a lot when I wrote...