Beware of geeks with good intentions
Using sci-fi’s metaphors, ideal types, and counterfactuals to consider our real-world problems, old and new. Isaac Asimov’s Foundation, a science fiction novel much beloved of geeks, has special resonance among those who imagine themselves as visionaries using advanced knowledge to transform society...
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sg-smu-ink.soss_research-37902018-08-16T09:09:22Z Beware of geeks with good intentions NAQVI, Ijlal Using sci-fi’s metaphors, ideal types, and counterfactuals to consider our real-world problems, old and new. Isaac Asimov’s Foundation, a science fiction novel much beloved of geeks, has special resonance among those who imagine themselves as visionaries using advanced knowledge to transform society for the better. When the SpaceX rocket launched in early 2018, its unusual payload even included a copy of the Foundation series as a symbolic gesture. 2018-08-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2533 info:doi/10.1177/1536504218792521 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3790/viewcontent/Beware_of_Geeks_with_Good_Intentions.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University science fiction pedagogy fiction futurism Sociology |
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Using sci-fi’s metaphors, ideal types, and counterfactuals to consider our real-world problems, old and new. Isaac Asimov’s Foundation, a science fiction novel much beloved of geeks, has special resonance among those who imagine themselves as visionaries using advanced knowledge to transform society for the better. When the SpaceX rocket launched in early 2018, its unusual payload even included a copy of the Foundation series as a symbolic gesture. |
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