SciFi-preneurship 6: Le Guin part 1

Ursula K. Le Guin is one of science fiction’s most influential writers. Her science fiction philosophy, which underscores our entire SciFi-preneurship podcast series, is that science fiction is meant to be descriptive rather than predictive. A hallmark of her writing is that it tends to be more inclusive of different gender and sexual identity expressions than many of her contemporaries' work, allowing for a broader representation of characters with whom readers can identify.   Show notes Intro with Phil Libin and Brittney Gallagher  Brittney Gallagher hosts Digital Culture LA, a show about future science and technology.  Snow Crash is a novel by Neal Stephenson that takes us into the Metaverse, where a computer virus also has the capacity to harm people in the physical world.   Conversation with Veronica Belmont Veronica is a Product Manager at Adobe Spark and host of the Sword and Laser podcast.   Conversation with Sophia Brueckner Sophia is artist and computer scientist.She is also a professor at the University of Michigan where she teaches Sci-Fi Prototyping, a class on building prototypes inspired by sci-fi and technology ethics.      Conversation with Emily Dean Emily is a writer and director whose 2018 film Andromeda portrays an android who gains sentience.   We want to hear from you. Please send us your comments, suggested topics, and listener questions for future All Turtles Podcast episodes.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @allturtlesco