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Ted Chiang on Free Will, Time Travel, Many Worlds, Genetic Engineering, and Hard Science Fiction – #19
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Ted Chiang on Free Will, Time Travel, Many Worlds, Genetic Engineering, and Hard Science Fiction – #19
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Length:
77 minutes
Released:
Sep 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Steve and Corey speak with Ted Chiang about his recent story collection “Exhalation” and his inaugural essay for the New York Times series, Op-Eds from the Future. Chiang has won Nebula and Hugo awards for his widely influential science fiction writing. His short story “Story of Your Life,” was the basis of the film Arrival (2016). Their discussion explores the scientific and philosophical ideas in Ted’s work, including whether free will is possible, and implications of AI, neuroscience, and time travel. Ted explains why his skepticism about whether the US is truly a meritocracy leads him to believe that the government-funded genetic modification he envisages in his Op-Ed would not solve the problem of inequality.Resources
Exhalation by Ted Chiang
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Ted Chiang’s New York Times Op-Ed From the Future
Transcript
Exhalation by Ted Chiang
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Ted Chiang’s New York Times Op-Ed From the Future
Transcript
Released:
Sep 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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