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Grimm Futures: Technology’s fairy tales

  • By dj
  • 14 January, 2022
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In my recent interview with Prof. Deb Donig of California Polytechnic University on her ‘Technically Human’ podcast we discuss (among other things) nanotech grey goo catastrophes, fairy tale morality and … Continue Reading →


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Future Bright, Future Grimm book release

  • By dj
  • 18 October, 2021
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“Magic matters to people. Fairy tales matter. They’re all coming true.” Thus opens the cover text on the inside flap of my new book Future Bright, Future Grimm: Transhumanist Tales … Continue Reading →


Visions of the Future 2nd Edition

A Quicksilver Vision of the Future

  • By dj
  • 25 July, 2018
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I’d like to express my thanks to Eric Klein and J. Daniel Batt at the Lifeboat Foundation for including my transhumanist tale ‘Sweet Quicksilver’ in the second edition of its … Continue Reading →


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Video: Looking for a Better Way of Being Human

  • By dj
  • 26 August, 2017
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This video of me discussing my views on cryonics and the future of the human condition was filmed on the same beautiful Isle of Skye day as the full VICE … Continue Reading →


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Patreon Launch

  • By dj
  • 24 June, 2017
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I’ve just launched a Patreon page where you can sponsor my transhumanist fiction and non-fiction writing work. I’ve been interested in crowdfunding models for a while, but I wasn’t sure … Continue Reading →