Let’s now discuss getting to Solarpunk – and the need to address leaders versus ‘greeders.’ We’re not going to get to a solarpunk future until we’ve addressed the resistance to change that prevents us from human progress. We can’t address resistance until we teach people to accept and assimilate change at a cultural level. I’mma…
You know Patton Oswalt, even if you don’t know you know him. From ‘King of Queens’ to the voice of Remy in ‘Ratatouille’ to the exec producer of ‘I’ll be Gone in the Dark,’ Oswalt has enjoyed a robust, fulfilling creative career spanning four decades. And yet, for all his success Oswalt is very open…
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I collect interesting artifacts of retrofuturism, as you may be aware. Here’s another example, an educational film produced and directed by Pavel Klushantsev. Mars (Russian: Марс) is an interesting blend of science fact and science fiction from over fifty years ago, discussing the technical possibilities and challenges of a manned Mars base. According to…
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Quick shout out to the filmmakers in the crowd. Are you a student or indie filmmaker? Looking for something to shoot? Look no further: let’s talk about the Sci-Fi Dollar Baby Program. What’s a Dollar Baby? Stephen King came up with the idea back in 1977: “’77 was the year young film makers – college…
Coffee’s brewing, and I’m cooking some eggs – Beautiful day in Eugene – I’m going to take a walk later, soak up some vitamin D. Let’s take a moment to talk about something I’ve wrestled with – creativity craft: no more hustle culture. Creativity is a beautiful, fragile human state. Forcing our creativity into hustle…
Today’s sage scifi discussion concerns social constructs and science fiction. What’s a social construct? Simple – A social construct is something that exists not in objective reality, but as a result of human interaction. It exists because humans agree that it exists. Another way of looking at this concept is through W.I. Thomas’s notable Thomas theorem which…
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Yeah, I know I said it was silly to think Elon Musk would buy Twitter. His seemingly obvious attention grab turned into sickening reality with the news we all received this week. Where do we go from here? TBH, I’m prepping for a post-Twitter universe and I’m not the only one. Here’s what the NYT said:…
Click Here to Read Part I – As I said in the previous post, science fiction isn’t just a genre, it isn’t just a community, or a hobby. It’s a tool, it’s a weapon in the war against our dystopian reality. We can weaponize this power to slay these monstrous problems, and it’s why I…
Oh man, somebody pull the civilization fire alarm. Call the police, call the government, call somebody. Look at what our world has become – do you remember that mass shooting in Sacramento on Sunday? Did you hear Noam Chomsky say ‘We’re approaching the most dangerous point in human history?‘ Did you see the UN warning…
Like you, I’ve been pretty bummed about what’s happening to our friends and neighbors in Eastern Europe. The nightmare happening in real time reminds me of George Orwell‘s warning: “Don’t let it happen – it depends on you.” We’re failing both our ancestors and our progeny as the world descends further into nightmarish dystopia. “But…
