Neal Stephenson

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Co-founder of Lamina1

Personal website - nealstephenson.com

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Book "Snow Crash", sci-fi novel, Neal Stephenson, 1992

 

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Article "Novelist Neal Stephenson Once Again Proves He's the King of the Worlds"

by Steven Levy
October 10, 2008

 

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Fall, or Dodge in Hell | Neal Stephenson

Feb 18, 2020

Author Neal Stephenson in conversation with Long Now Board Member, Kevin Kelly about his new book, "Fall, or Dodge in Hell"

"Neal Stephenson - Fall, or Dodge in Hell " was given on June 06, 02019 as part of The Long Now Foundation's “Conversations at The Interval” Salon Talks. These hour long talks are recorded live at The Interval, our bar, cafe, & museum in San Francisco. Since 02014 this series has presented artists, authors, entrepreneurs, scientists (and more) taking a long-term perspective on subjects like art, design, history, nature, technology, and time.

 

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Article ""Metaverse" creator reacts to Facebook name change"

by Hope King
October 29, 2021

 

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Article "Neal Stephenson on Building and Fixing Worlds"
The science fiction author spoke with WIRED senior correspondent Adam Rogers about climate change and big solutions.

by Max Levy
November 11, 2021

 

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Neal Stephenson: Sci-Fi, Space, Aliens, AI, VR & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #240

Nov 11, 2021

Neal Stephenson is a sci-fi writer (Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, and new book Termination Shock), former Chief Futurist at Magic Leap and first employee of Blue Origin.

Outline:

0:00 - Introduction
0:43 - WWII and human nature
9:28 - Search engine morality
14:06 - Space exploration
31:07 - Aliens and UFOs
39:30 - SpaceX and Blue Origin
46:52 - Social media
51:19 - Climate change
1:03:09 - Consequences of big ideas
1:07:50 - Virtual reality
1:30:58 - Artificial intelligence
1:45:57 - Cryptocurrency
1:58:35 - Writing, storytelling, and books
2:21:13 - Martial arts
2:30:31 - Final thoughts

 

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Article "Neal Stephenson on his new geoengineering climate change thriller and coining the term ‘metaverse’"

by Matt Rosoff
November 14, 2021

 

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Article "A novel predicted the metaverse (and hyperinflation) 30 years ago"

by Theo Zenou
June 30, 2022

 

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Article "Metaverse creator Neal Stephenson on the future of virtual reality"
The writer who invented the metaverse concept on why he decided to get involved in building it — and the trouble with AI

by Tim Bradshaw
February 24, 2023

 

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"gm: Neal Stephenson Maps Out the Metaverse"

Neal Stephenson coined the term “metaverse” in his seminal 1992 sci-fi hit novel “Snow Crash.” Now he’s helming a metaverse blockchain company called Lamina1 and advocating for one free and open metaverse. He spoke to Dan Roberts and Stephen Graves at length about what he got right and wrong in “Snow Crash,” goggles and flat screens, Big Tech, NFTs and digital ownership, and more. Watch and make sure to subscribe to the gm podcast on Apple or Spotify.

March 6, 2023

 

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Article "Neal Stephenson on the metaverse: ‘It’s happening in a different way’"
Author Neal Stephenson said that many Web3 problems come from projects wanting to financialize everything very quickly.

by Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr
March 21, 2023

 

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Article "The Man Who Named the Metaverse Is Optimistic Despite Waning Hype"
Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson says the metaverse's foundations are maturing. New mixed reality headsets from Meta and Apple could help his case.

by Stephen Shankland
June 1, 2023