William Gibson: Distrust That Particular Flavor - WPR - 02.12.2012 "Distrust That Particular Flavor is a collection of non-fiction writing by speculative fiction author William Gibson. It consists of twenty-six pieces written over a period of more than twenty years. The anthology includes a range of formats, including essays, magazine pieces, album reviews, and forewords from other published works." Read on

Orson Scott Card on Extraterrestrial Life - WPR - 02.12.2012 WPR: "How will we react, the day we hear the news that scientists have found life on another planet? Science fiction writer Orson Scott Card has dreamed up many first contact scenarios. His classic science fiction novel, "Ender's Game" is all about the consequences of a first contact gone badly wrong. He's just published a long-awaited sequel." Read on

Neal Stephenson on getting big stuff done - 02.02.2012 "For the sake of a more interesting tomorrow, we need to get the proverbial horse back out in front of the cart with our imagination professionals building a vision of the future to inspire the builders of the new world."

Robert J. Sawyer - A Bright and Shining Future Awaits TV Ontario: "We've looked into the future, and it's dark. Increasingly, we've lost a progressive view of our future. Instead of seeing promise and lives made better by technology, we're seeing lives filled with cyborgs and an uninhabitable society. Should we be afraid? Or are we being unnecessarily pessimistic?" Watch the video at ww3.tvo.org