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Global Ethics Weekly: Science Fiction, Micro-democracy, & Information, with Malka Older
Global Ethics Weekly: Science Fiction, Micro-democracy, & Information, with Malka Older
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Oct 18, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Malka Older has spent time as an aid worker in Darfur, Indonesia, and Japan, as was discussed in last week's podcast, but she also has another role: science fiction novelist. Her latest book, "State Tectonics," is the third in a series that explores the concepts of "micro-democracy" and a "global information management bureacracy" in the near future. How have separatists from East Timor to Catalonia influenced Older's novels?
Released:
Oct 18, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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