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Neal Stephenson

Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer and game designer known for his works of speculative fiction.

His novels have been variously categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, and "postcyberpunk". Other labels, such as "baroque", have been used.

Stephenson's work explores subjects such as mathematics, cryptography, philosophy, currency, and the history of science. He also writes non-fiction articles about technology in publications such as Wired. He has also written novels with his uncle, George Jewsbury ("J. Frederick George"), under the collective pseudonym Stephen Bury.

He has worked part-time as an advisor for Blue Origin, a company (funded by Jeff Bezos) developing a manned sub-orbital launch system, and is also a cofounder of Subutai Corporation, whose first offering is the interactive fiction project The Mongoliad. He is currently Magic Leap's Chief Futurist.

Life

Born on October 31, 1959 in Fort Meade, Maryland, Stephenson came from a family of engineers and scientists; his father is a professor of electrical engineering while his paternal grandfather was a physics professor. His mother worked in a biochemistry laboratory, and her father was a biochemistry professor. Stephenson's family moved to Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, in 1960 and then in 1966 to Ames, Iowa. He graduated from Ames High School in 1977.

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Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAfdSak2fs8 Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free GUEST BIO: Neal Stephenson is a sci-fi writer (Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, and new book Termination Shock), former Chief Futurist at Magic Leap and first employee of Blue Origin. PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
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Take a deep dive into SXSW with our Live Studio Interviews, where conversations go beyond the boundaries of sessions, showcases and screenings. Neal Stephenson is the bestselling author of the novels Termination Shock, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland), Seveneves, Reamde, Anathem, The System of the World, The Confusion, Quicksilver, Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, Zodiac, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work In the Beginning . . .Was the Command Line. About SXSW: SXSW dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. An essential destination for global professionals, this year’s online event features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, professional development and a variety of networking opportunities. For more information, please visit sxsw.com. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/sxsw?sub_... Connect with SXSW: Website: https://www.sxsw.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SXSWFestival/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sxsw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sxsw/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sxsw
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Anathem | Neal Stephenson | Talks at Google
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Authors Neal Stephenson visits Google's Headquarters in Mountain View, Ca, to discuss his book "Anathem". This event took place September 12, 2008, as part of the Authors@google series. For more info, please visit http://www.nealstephenson.com/ Anathem, the latest invention by the New York Times bestselling author of Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle, is a magnificent creation: a work of great scope, intelligence, and imagination that ushers readers into a recognizable—yet strangely inverted—world. Fraa Erasmas is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the outside "saecular" world by ancient stone, honored traditions, and complex rituals. Over the centuries, cities and governments have risen and fallen beyond the concent's walls. Three times during history's darkest epochs violence born of superstition and ignorance has invaded and devastated the cloistered mathic community. Yet the avout have always managed to adapt in the wake of catastrophe, becoming out of necessity even more austere and less dependent on technology and material things. And Erasmas has no fear of the outside—the Extramuros—for the last of the terrible times was long, long ago. Neal Stephenson is the author of seven previous novels. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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Termination Shock | Neal Stephenson
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Termination Shock | Neal Stephenson

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Join us for an evening with Neal Stephenson reading from his newest book "Termination Shock" (pub. 11/16/21) and discussing the long-term vision, dire risks and potential solutions around climate change with Long Now's Executive Director Alexander Rose. Tickets for the event in San Francisco will be released to members of Long Now first, and are bundled with a signed copy of the new book, which you can also have inscribed! Neal Stephenson’s sweeping, prescient new novel transports readers to a near-future world in which the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics. One man, a visionary billionaire restaurant chain magnate, has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as “elemental.” But will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied? Ranging from the Texas heartland to the Dutch royal palace in the Hague, from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the sunbaked Chihuahuan Desert, the novel brings together a disparate group of characters from different cultures and continents who grapple with the real-life repercussions of global warming. Epic in scope while heartbreakingly human in perspective, "Termination Shock" sounds a clarion alarm, considers dire risks, and ponders potential solutions. "Termination Shock" was given on November 17, 02021 as part of Long Now's Seminar series. The series was started in 02003 to build a compelling body of ideas about long-term thinking from some of the world's leading thinkers. The Seminars take place in San Francisco and are curated and hosted by Stewart Brand. To follow the talks, you can: Subscribe to our podcasts: http://longnow.org/seminars/podcast Explore the full series: http://longnow.org/seminars More ideas on long-term thinking: http://blog.longnow.org The Long Now Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to fostering long-term thinking and responsibility. Our projects include a 10,000 Year Clock, endangered language preservation, thousand year+ data storage, and Long Bets, an arena for accountable predictions. Become a Long Now member to support this series, join our community, and connect with our ongoing work to explore and deepen long-term thinking: http://longnow.org/membership Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/longnow Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/longnow Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/longnow
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Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson - So You Haven't Read
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Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson - So You Haven't Read

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Wanna see watch Snow Crash 24 hours early, without ads, and get exclusive content? Go to https://go.nebula.tv/soyouhaventread to get Nebula for 20% off! So you haven't read Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson? Then pull up a seat as we jack into the sci-fi Metaverse in this cyberpunk novel that centers around Hero Protagonist. A CosoNostra Pizza delivery ninja that wields a mighty katana and is ready to fight hackers who are dealing digital narcotics. Ones written in an ancient Sumerian code by a virtual villain that could send this dystopian future into the apocalypse. A special thanks to R Kevin our writer for the series! https://www.facebook.com/OILINTHEALLEY?mibextid=ZbWKwL *Interested in reading it for yourself? Check it out at your local library!* Buy Local: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780553380958 Amazon: https://amzn.to/408LxVT Audible: https://amzn.to/3kYOb0o *Thanks for participating in this week's discussion!* Check out our community guidelines so we can have MORE high-quality conversations: https://www.extracredits.site/extra-credits-community-code-of-con *Want to support the people who make this show?* Become a Patreon Member & Vote on future Extra History episodes! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Or show off your fandom with our merch! http://extracredits.store/ *Want more Extra Credits? Subscribe and follow us on social media!* Twitter: http://bit.ly/ECTweet Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Twitch: http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@extracreditz Website: http://extracredits.site/ *Interested in sponsoring an episode? Email us: extracredits@standard.tv* ♪ Intro music: "Coffee Beans" by Mike Wuerth ♪ Music: Extra Mythology Theme by Big Giant Circles ♪ Outro music: "So You Haven't Read Theme" by Tiffany Roman #SoYouHaventRead #SnowCrash #NealStephenson
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MCQS on Most Important Dystopian Novels - Dystopian Literature MCQS - English Literature MCQ Quiz
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👉A list of 30 important dystopian novels along with their authors: 1. "1984" by George Orwell 2. "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley 3. "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury 4. "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood 5. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins 6. "Animal Farm" by George Orwell 7. "The Giver" by Lois Lowry 8. "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin 9. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy 10. "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess 11. "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro 12. "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner 13. "Divergent" by Veronica Roth 14. "The Children of Men" by P.D. James 15. "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding 16. "The Man in the High Castle" by Philip K. Dick 17. "The Running Man" by Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman) 18. "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson 19. "Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood 20. "The Stand" by Stephen King 21. "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau 22. "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel 23. "V for Vendetta" by Alan Moore and David Lloyd 24. "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells 25. "The Road to Wigan Pier" by George Orwell 26. "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells 27. "The Iron Heel" by Jack London 28. "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia E. Butler 29. "The Wanting Seed" by Anthony Burgess 30. "The Windup Girl" by Paolo Bacigalupi These novels represent a diverse range of dystopian themes and have made significant contributions to the genre. Important Dystopian Novels 1. Mundus Alter et Idem- by Joseph Hall 2. Gulliver's Travel (1726) - Jonathan Swift 3. Erewhon (1872) - by Samuel Butler 4. The Begum's Fortune (1879)- by Jules Verne 5. The Fixed Period (1882)- by Anthony Trollope 6. The Time Machine (1895)- by H. G. Wells 7. When the Sleeper Wakes (1899)- by H.G. Wells 8. The First Man in the Moon (1901) - by H. G. Wells 9. The Machine Stops (1909)- by E. M. Forster 10. The Trial (1925) - by Franz Kafka 11. No Traveller Returns (1931)- by John Collier 12. Brave New World- by Aldous Huxley 13. It Can't Happen Here (1935)- by Sinclair Lewis 14. Invitation to a Beheading (1938)- by Vladimir Nabokov 15. Animal Farm (1945)- by George Orwell 16. The Hideous Strength (1945) - by C. S. Lewis 17. Bend Sinister (1947)- by Vladimir Nabokov 18. Ape and Essence (1948)- by Aldous Huxley 19. Nineteen Eighty Four (1948)- by George Orwell 20. Fahrenheit 451 (1953)- by Ray Bradbury 21. Love Among the Ruins (1953) - by Evelyn Waugh 22. Lord of the Files (1962)- by William Golding 23. A Clockwork Orange (1962)- by Anthony Burgess 24. The Wanting Seed (1962)- by Anthony Burgess 25. The Handmaid's Tale (1985)- by Margaret Atwood 26. Oryx and Crake (2003)- by Margaret Atwood 27. The Plot Against America (2009)- by Philip Roth. 28. The Year of the Flood (2009)- by Margaret Atwood 29. Maddaddam (2013)- by Margaret Atwood 30. The Heart Goes Last (2015)- by Margaret Atwood
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RANKING EVERY NEAL STEPHENSON NOVEL.
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RANKING EVERY NEAL STEPHENSON NOVEL.

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Wherein our hero Durfee ranks every Neal Stephenson book. #NealStephenson #BookRanking #Books
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Games and the Open Metaverse: Neal Stephenson Opening Keynote | D.I.C.E. Summit 2023

Are there structural ways we can prevent the Metaverse from ending up as a patchwork of walled gardens full of noise? What can we learn about that from games and the game industry? Neal Stephenson explores these questions and his perspective on the Metaverse as it’s unfolding. To learn more about the D.I.C.E. Summit, go to https://www.dicesummit.org/.
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Neal Stephenson

Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer and game designer known for his works of speculative fiction.

His novels have been variously categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, and "postcyberpunk". Other labels, such as "baroque", have been used.

Stephenson's work explores subjects such as mathematics, cryptography, philosophy, currency, and the history of science. He also writes non-fiction articles about technology in publications such as Wired. He has also written novels with his uncle, George Jewsbury ("J. Frederick George"), under the collective pseudonym Stephen Bury.

He has worked part-time as an advisor for Blue Origin, a company (funded by Jeff Bezos) developing a manned sub-orbital launch system, and is also a cofounder of Subutai Corporation, whose first offering is the interactive fiction project The Mongoliad. He is currently Magic Leap's Chief Futurist.

Life

Born on October 31, 1959 in Fort Meade, Maryland, Stephenson came from a family of engineers and scientists; his father is a professor of electrical engineering while his paternal grandfather was a physics professor. His mother worked in a biochemistry laboratory, and her father was a biochemistry professor. Stephenson's family moved to Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, in 1960 and then in 1966 to Ames, Iowa. He graduated from Ames High School in 1977.

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