Slate magazine’s Future Tense channel is running a series of stories inspired by and excerpted from Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future, exploring about the connections between science fiction storytelling, scientific discovery, public policy, and real-world innovation. Check back to this post for updates as more pieces are published!
Elizabeth Bear, “Story: Covenant”
Joey Eschrich, “Forget the Tricorder: Why gadgets aren’t the coolest part of science fiction”
Ed Finn, “The Inspiration Drought: Why our science fiction needs new dreams”
Lee Konstantinou, “Only Science Fiction Can Save Us! What sci-fi gets wrong about income inequality”
Charlie Jane Anders, “Story: The Day It All Ended”
Annalee Newitz, “The Dystopian City and Urban Policy”
Neal Stephenson, “Innovation Starvation, the Next Generation”
Joelle Renstrom, “Almost Humane: What sci-fi can teach us about our treatment of prisoners of war”