Hard Sci-fi, possible futures, speculative fiction, some non-fiction, the things that got us where we are today. Starting with Huxley's Brave New World we can see a theme of sci-fi predicting the future. This list has no order
Brave New World and Beyond Public
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"Is Google making us stupid?" When Nicholas Carr posed that question, in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped …
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Neuromancer by William Gibson, William F. Gibson (The Sprawl, #1)
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The Matrix is a world within the world, a global consensus- hallucination, the representation of every byte of data in …
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Shockwave Rider by John Brunner
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This 1975 book pretty much nailed the contradictions inherent in global networking, long before the network was created. It's full …
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The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to …
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Welga Ramirez, executive bodyguard and ex-special forces, is about to retire early when her client is killed in front of …
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Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace
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One young woman faces down an all-powerful corporation in this all-too-near future science fiction debut that reads like a refreshing …
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Ils sont là, parmi nous, jamais où tu regardes, à circuler dans les angles morts de la vision humaine. On …
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The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is by Justin E. H. Smith
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Many think of the internet as an unprecedented and overwhelmingly positive achievement of modern human technology. But is it? In …
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How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
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In a world where addictive technology is designed to buy and sell our attention, and our value is determined by …
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La fabrique du crétin digital by Michel Desmurget
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Troubles du comportement, déficits intellectuels, problèmes de santé… : l’usage généralisé du numérique par les jeunes est lourde de conséquences. …
