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I love reading science fiction for two reasons: first, because of what I learn about the possible future and second, because of what it says about the present. For instance, I read a lot of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling and they correctly predicted the current rise of China, global Megacorps and crypto currencies (and we are making headway on AR and VR). I have just finished works by Neal Stephenson and Cixin Liu that give me a lot of pause about the present. I recommend them highly, but ...

I love science fiction movies and recently saw two that couldn’t be more different. Here are two mini reviews: Oblivion: Oblivion was an enjoyable ride while it lasted but didn’t really stay with me. The production values are off the charts with some particularly stunning visuals of a house situated above the clouds. But the storyline is kind of quite predictable (at least for adults, our 13 year old didn’t think so) and the movie borrows very heavily from others. During one scene even our so...