“I grew up reading David's fiction, and his inspiring work helped shape my adult career in science & technology. The first novel his I distinctly remember was "Glory Season", the narrative of a child coming of age on an alien world with as much depth and richness in character development as it had innovative concepts in science & technology. The expansive scope of the worlds he creates as a writer is remarkable, making it no surprise that he's considered one of greatest sci-fi writers of our time. David is a legendary science-fiction author in his own right - and as the author of the final novel of the Asimov's Foundation Series and founder of the Arthur C. Clarke Center For Human Imagination, he's also heir to two of the largest dynasties of the 20th century. Beyond that, he's also an award-winning scientist, an skilled consultant, gifted speaker, and highly-regarded non-fiction writer trusted by some of the largest and most important private & public organizations in the world for his expert analysis of tech-futures topics. Over the last few years, I've felt blessed to consider David as a mentor for my own professional growth, a beacon of light helping me stay true to firm scientific principles, and last but most certainly not least, a trusted friend.”
David Brin
San Diego County, California, United States
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Scientist/author David Brin’s best-selling novels include Existence, Earth, Kiln People…
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#TheDeathOfDeath con #JoseLuisCordeiro y #DavidWood @dw2 @aubreydegrey https://lnkd.in/dcEq3pfH
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To-do lists: the joy of crossing things off them, or the truly icky feeling of a list with everything but one crossed off, and just knowing that one…
To-do lists: the joy of crossing things off them, or the truly icky feeling of a list with everything but one crossed off, and just knowing that one…
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Weekend posting revisits AI - this time starting Eric Schmidt's recent interview in Noema. Smart guy - tho alas repeating avoidable clichés. Plus…
Weekend posting revisits AI - this time starting Eric Schmidt's recent interview in Noema. Smart guy - tho alas repeating avoidable clichés. Plus…
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Experience
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Author, Tech/science Consultant, Public Speaker
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Publications
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Existence
Tor Books
See publicationIn the world of 2050, citizens are enmeshed in globe-spanning technology, smart-mobs instantly pounce on problems, when an astronaut encounters an artifact that could change human destiny...
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Disputation Arenas: Harnessing Conflict and Competition for Society's Benefit
Amazon Kindle
See publicationHow can we harness the vast potential of the internet to actively solve problems? Picture a venue where adversaries can no longer get away with just screaming past each other, but must actively answer each others' accusations, criticisms and complaints. A place where one group's vision -- or model of the world -- can be tested, dented, appraised... and possibly improved under the watchful gaze of an interested public. A site where the disprovable can be disproved, the ambiguous can be pinned…
How can we harness the vast potential of the internet to actively solve problems? Picture a venue where adversaries can no longer get away with just screaming past each other, but must actively answer each others' accusations, criticisms and complaints. A place where one group's vision -- or model of the world -- can be tested, dented, appraised... and possibly improved under the watchful gaze of an interested public. A site where the disprovable can be disproved, the ambiguous can be pinned down a bit more, and good ideas may get deserved attention just a bit sooner.
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Kiln People
Tor Books
See publicationWhat if you could make cheap disposable copies of yourself that lasted but a day....and then download the memories if you chose.
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The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force us to Choose between Privacy and Freedom
Basic Books
See publicationHow will we deal with threats to privacy? There is no turning back the growth of cameras as technology advances.
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The Postman
Spectra
See publicationA post-apocalyptic novel set in the near future. Made into a movie by Kevin Costner.
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Earth
Spectra
See publicationSet fifty years in the future, Earth predicted the advent of the internet, global warming, flooding of coastal areas.
Patents
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Interactive Communication between a Plurality of Users
Issued US 7,124,372
See patentThe Holocene Conversation Mode enhances online communication, incorporating the proximity and orientation of a listener to other speakers, memory aging, reputation of a speaker, and the human ability to 'filter' words of special interest from overheard conversations.
Honors & Awards
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Navigator Award for guidance to public policy
The Potomac Instuitute
For numerous consultations and speeches at U.S. Government agencies, helping formulate ways of dealing with a complex and onrushing future.
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Freedom of Speech Award (Obeler Prize)
The American Library Association
For The Transparent Society: Will Technology Make Us Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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French
Limited working proficiency
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One of the imperfectly insufficient (by itself) but substantially plausible theories for the Great Silence or “Fermi Paradox” (terrible name) is that…
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