Your Business PlanIs Science Fiction

Annalee Newitzio9.com

science fiction is cultural baggage

it's heavy but you need it if you wantto change your underwear

“cyberspace” is a metaphor, not a prediction

Tron (1982)

The Matrix (1999)

A tale of two androids

Battlestar Galactica cylon

the friendly droid from Android

your mobile might be a happy servant

or an angry, subversive slave

Am I a superheroor a supervillain?

Our language for describingwearable computers

far outstrips the products available.

Fluid Interface and Exoskeleton

wearable computers arenestled inside

stories about superpowersrun amok

sadly the Segway wasn't superpowered enough

many RFID passports and bluetooth devices default to protected mode

can I be programmedlike a computer?

Dollhouse (2009)

Brain-Computer Interface Systems

BrainGate neural“pacemaker”

new interfacestrigger fears of bodily violation

and mind control

but Facebook would never hurt you

how do you escapefrom science fiction?

work within the narrativetell new stories that counteract the old ones

pay attention to the fears expressed and address them