October 25, 2013

Jack Hidary: Science Fiction is Failing

We need to be inspired by fiction in order for our imagination to develop pathways to solving problems.

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Today’s science fiction writers are not pushing our imaginations far enough today, Jack Hidary remarks in the XPRIZE Insights video below. Why is this so important?

We need to be inspired by fiction in order for our imagination to develop pathways to solving problems.

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