Chronicles of the MetaverseAll Your Metaverse Are Belong to UsThe last of 10 articles argues that it was memetic engineering that caused the metaverse to go viral in 2021.May 16, 2022May 16, 2022
Chronicles of the MetaverseUsing Human Beings as HostsThe 9th of 10 articles argues that the language of science fiction can become contagious and spread through society.Apr 18, 2022Apr 18, 2022
Chronicles of the MetaverseWords for Things that Haven’t Been Invented YetThe 8th of 10 articles argues that it is by putting ideas into words that science fiction influences new technology.Apr 12, 2022Apr 12, 2022
Chronicles of the MetaverseScience Fiction as Virtual Fly ThroughThe 7th of 10 articles argues that, rather than predicting technology, science fiction plays an influential role in its design.Apr 11, 2022Apr 11, 2022
Chronicles of the MetaverseFrom a Blank Piece of Paper to Helicopters, Submarines and Bright Screens Doing ThingsThe 6th of 10 articles argues that science fiction influences technology by imagining cool possibilities and firing the imagination.Apr 10, 2022Apr 10, 2022
Chronicles of the MetaverseSpinning Google Earth into ExistenceThe 5th of 10 articles argues that because technology develops so rapidly, we need science fiction to speculate on the possible outcomes.Apr 8, 2022Apr 8, 2022
Chronicles of the MetaverseBehemoths Hitting Icebergs and Reality Disguised as Science FictionThe 4th of 10 articles on science fiction and technology discusses why sometimes stories seem to anticipate reality.Apr 7, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Chronicles of the MetaverseVindictive Gods and a Metaverse ForetoldThe 3rd of 10 articles discusses why prophecy is often used to explain how an imagined metaverse becomes a real Meta.Apr 6, 2022Apr 6, 2022
Chronicles of the MetaverseEinstein and Old InsightThe 2nd of 10 articles on science fiction and technology looks at why we want wise words from 1992 to tell us about the metaverse.Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
Chronicles of the MetaverseStephenson, Zuckerberg and Old HatThe first of 10 articles on the relationship between science fiction and technology asks how Stephenson’s metaverse became Zuckerberg’s…Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
