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Welcome to a journey through speculative fictions, where the possibilities of tomorrow are explored like never before. In a new collaborative approach, renowned experts, armed with their deep knowledge of justice, energy, digital money, longevity and learning, join forces with talented authors to weave narratives that transcend the future that you may currently believe is inevitable. Situated in 'real-life' between accelerationism and scepticism, this volume of disruptions serves as a thought- provoking look into the potential consequences of scientific progress, technological development and societal evolution. Be prepared to immerse yourself in speculative landscapes that spark discussions about the implications for our future human experience.

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"""What a wonderful and inspiring alternative to the so-called 'world-building' of today's science fiction industry. Here are some real lessons on how to speculate in ways that may actually open new potentials for human flourishing."" Douglas Rushkoff, Team Human. ""This book offers an essential collaboration between domain experts, writers, and editors, fusing foresight and technological exploration to offer narratives both visionary and eerily plausible."" Dr Helen Marshall, Director, WhatIF Lab, Queensland University. ""The stories and commentaries make us take a long hard look at the world we have ahead of us, knowing that the problems aren't with AI, climate, money, health, or knowledge. Rather, they come from our relationships with them. The lessons are aplenty, but more importantly, there is hope."" Yen Ooi, 2023 Hugo Awards finalist and Director, London Science Fiction Research Community. ""This clever collection of speculative stories explores the possible futures that await us. Through a series of narratives that weave together technological, ethical and societal futures, we are also gifted great analysis and commentary from experts in their fields. The reader is left with a golden glimpse into the extraordinarily possible futures that lie ahead."" Tracey Fellows, Futurist, Author of 'The Future Of You'."

""What a wonderful and inspiring alternative to the so-called 'world-building' of today's science fiction industry. Here are some real lessons on how to speculate in ways that may actually open new potentials for human flourishing."" Douglas Rushkoff, Team Human. ""This book offers an essential collaboration between domain experts, writers, and editors, fusing foresight and technological exploration to offer narratives both visionary and eerily plausible."" Dr Helen Marshall, Director, WhatIF Lab, Queensland University. ""The stories and commentaries make us take a long hard look at the world we have ahead of us, knowing that the problems aren't with AI, climate, money, health, or knowledge. Rather, they come from our relationships with them. The lessons are aplenty, but more importantly, there is hope."" Yen Ooi, 2023 Hugo Awards finalist and Director, London Science Fiction Research Community. ""This clever collection of speculative stories explores the possible futures that await us. Through a series of narratives that weave together technological, ethical and societal futures, we are also gifted great analysis and commentary from experts in their fields. The reader is left with a golden glimpse into the extraordinarily possible futures that lie ahead."" Tracey Fellows, Futurist, Author of 'The Future Of You'.

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Benjamin Greenaway is a web applications developer, author, educator and e-commerce manager, with clients ranging from The Big Issue to the British Library and has been a senior contributing member of Cybersalon since 2014. He occasionally writes non-fiction about technology, gaming and the web for online journals and industry magazines. His early career in software development for tech start-ups taught him the value of a good story about the future... Stephen Oram writes near-future fiction and works with scientists, and technologists to explore possible future outcomes of their research through short stories. He is published in several anthologies and magazines, including The Best of British Science Fiction (2020 and 2022), has two published novels, three collections of sci-fi shorts and has co-edited four anthologies. His work has been praised by publications as diverse as The Morning Star, Linux User & Developer magazine and The Financial Times. Authors; Allen Ashley, Zoë Badowska, Kate Baucherel, Alex Buxton, DJ Cockburn, Paul Currion, Jendia Gammon, Wendy M Grossman, Randall Hayes, Tim Kindberg, Ira Nayman, Jane Norris, Rosie Oliver, Eva Pascoe, Eddie Robson, Jesse Rowell, Britta Schulte, Sophie Sparham, Vaughan Stanger, Tehnuka, Prashant Vaze.Domain Experts; Dr Christine Aicardi, Dr Richard Barbrook, David G W Birch, Dr Elizabeth Black, Trevor Burke KC, Richard Heap, Izabella Kaminska, Dr Danbee ""Tauntaun"" Kim, Jayen Parmar, Dr Gabrielle Samuel, Prof Claire Steves, Martin C W Walker, David W Wood.

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