How To Actually Use Science Fiction To See Your Amazing Future

Chris Kalaboukis
Nov 4 · 3 min read

I have a confession to make — Elon Musk, and I have something in common — we both read and love Iain M. Banks, the sadly now deceased author of the Culture series of novels.

Banks wrote about a dozen books, all set in the far future of humanity, in a post-scarcity future, where humans, aliens, bots, and minds (independent thinking AI) live together in…

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Chris Kalaboukis

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futurist, innovator, podcaster, author & strategist. co-founder http://hellofuture.co

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