fi at Brave New Filmshttp://bravenewfilms.org/topics/fi2008-11-23T04:55:30ZNeal Stephenson Reads "Anathem"http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62544-neal-stephenson-reads-anathem2008-11-23T04:55:30ZFORAtv
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<p>Acclaimed science-fiction author Neal Stephenson reads the introductory chapter from his book, "Anathem."</p>
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<p>What if we lived in a world where the long-term was taken seriously?</p>
<p>At an event hosted by the Long Now Foundation, science fiction author Neal Stephenson reads from his latest novel ANATHEM. Afterwards he participates in a conversation with Stewart Brand and Danny Hillis.</p>
<p>Neal Stephenson is the best-selling author of such novels as Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, Cryptonomicon, and The Baroque Cycle. He is best know for writing science fiction (in the postcyberpunk genre) and his interests often lead him into investigations of society, mathematics, cryptology, currency and the history of science. Anathem is his latest novel.</p>
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Neal Stephenson - "We Are All Geeks Now."http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46134-neal-stephenson-we-are-all-geeks-now2008-10-28T15:31:33ZFORAtv
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<p>Bestselling author Neal Stephenson discusses the popularity of science-fiction as a genre, arguing that "we are all geeks now."</p>
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<p>Neal Stephenson delivered a talk entitled The Fork: Science Fiction versus Mundane Culture at Gresham College.</p>
<p>Four professors discuss the origins of science fiction, its overlap with other genres and its developments over more than a century.</p>
<p>Neal Stephenson is the best-selling author of such novels as Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, Cryptonomicon, and The Baroque Cycle. He is best know for writing science fiction (in the postcyberpunk genre) and his interests often lead him into investigations of society, mathematics, cryptology, currency and the history of science.</p>
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Jim Lehrer - "The Phony Marine"http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/5697-jim-lehrer-the-phony-marine2008-10-15T03:31:32ZFORAtv
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<p>Novelist and PBS talk show host Jim Lehrer discusses the protagonist from his latest fiction novel, "The Phony Marine," a story about a man who pretends to be a war hero after buying an authentic Silver Star medal on eBay.</p>
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<p>Jim Lehrer, himself a former Marine, perfectly captures the importance of presentation, or impersonation, in his Washington-based novel "The Phony Marine."</p>
<p>Lehrer dives into a highly controversial topic and delivers his most compelling character portrait to date. Late one night, Hugo Marder stumbles upon an online auction for a Silver Star, the medal awarded for bravery in battle. He bids and wins. But it is only after he places the lapel pin on his jacket that he realizes the enormity of his actions - Politics and Prose</p>
<p>Lehrer started work with PBS network in 1973, and in 1975 started The MacNeil/Lehrer Report with Robert MacNeil. The show was later renamed The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, and in its most recent incarnation is known as The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.</p>
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