In this week’s RTF Sunday Lecture, Martin Sieff delivers a presentation on the two opposing schools of “science fiction” as reflected in the world views and creative innovations of French sci fi pioneer Jules Verne on the one hand and cynical oligarchist devotee H.G. Wells on the other. Buy Martin Sieff’s books here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B002T3QW26
Category: Science Fiction
Why H.G. Wells’ World Brain and Yuval Harari’s Hackable Human Will Not Succeed
The following is the transcript of a lecture I delivered this past March in Basel, Switzerland as part of the Kernpunkte Kongress. Why H.G. Wells’ World Brain and Yuval Harari’s Hackable Human Will Not Succeed A Study on the Abolition of Man By Cynthia Chung In 2018 Yuval Harari delivered a presentation to the World Economic…