Computer programmers, biotechnologists, environmental scientists, neuroscientists, nanotech engineers – all of these fields, and more, should have at least a course in ethics as part of their degree requirements. Jamais Cascio Read Quote
The highest compliment I can give a science fiction book is that it’s ‘plausibly surreal’ – it manages to feel like a relentless extrapolation from today even as it overwhelms with unexpected consequences of that extrapolation. Jamais Cascio Read Quote
Is there a better example of natural selection in action than ‘Project Runway?’ Jamais Cascio Read Quote
A good scenario doesn’t make a good science fiction story – but it’s a setting within which a good science fiction story might be told. Jamais Cascio Read Quote
We’ve already seen digital picture frames pre-loaded with viruses; I’m not eager to have my refrigerator hacked or my alarm clock turned against me. Jamais Cascio Read Quote
Don’t expect to be able to upload your cat’s brain into your Roomba any time soon. Jamais Cascio Read Quote
It’s a pretty widely-accepted notion that the atmosphere is a ridiculously complex system, and the best we can do with our models is a rough approximation. Jamais Cascio Read Quote
