by Andrew Maynard | Nov 8, 2018 | Films from the Future, Future, Responsible Innovation, Technology Innovation
Through this book, I’ve set out to show how science fiction movies can help point the way along this journey, flawed as they are. As I’ve been researching and writing it, I’ve developed a deeper appreciation of how the movies here can expand our appreciation of the complex relationship between technology and society, not because they are accurate or prescient, but precisely because they are not tethered to scientific accuracy or to realistic predictions of the future.
by Andrew Maynard | Nov 1, 2018 | Films from the Future, Future, Responsible Innovation, Technology Innovation
William of Occam was a fourteenth-century English philosopher, friar, and theologian. From historic accounts, he was sharp thinker, and a somewhat controversial religious figure in his time. Yet, these days, he is best known for the scientific rule of thumb that bears his name.
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 25, 2018 | Environment, Films from the Future, Future, Geoengineering
Resiliency, I have to admit, is a bit of a buzz-word these days. In the environmental context, it’s often used to describe how readily an ecosystem is able to resist harm, or recover from damage caused by some event. But resiliency goes far beyond resistance to change..
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 18, 2018 | Civic Science, Emerging Technology, Environment, Films from the Future, Future, Responsible Innovation, Technology Innovation
Each week between now and November 15th (publication day!) I’ll be posting excerpts from Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies This week, it’s chapter eleven, and the movie Inferno. Inferno may seem like an odd choice of movie in a book...
by Andrew Maynard | Oct 11, 2018 | Films from the Future, Future, Technology Innovation
On November 15, my first solo-authored popular science/technology book will hit the streets. As we’re only a few short weeks away from the big day, I thought I’d answer some of the questions people may be asking about it. What’s the book called? The...
