David Nadas

Science Fiction. Futuristic Insights. Human Perspectives.

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Surfer, Marine Biologist and Technologist = The ingredients of writing the perfect Sci-Fi

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  • Are Sci-Fi writers indicators or thermostats of Society?

    Whenever a technology moves too quickly, it frightens people, as we are seeing with drones and the scramble to promote/limit/impede their commercial use.  Unfortunately, some Luddites behind the laws might not see the positive future. About a month ago, I had read a very sad post about the death of a 13-year-old girl involving a pair of Virginia Tech…

  • The Future was and can be.

    This was a two wheel Gyro car. A 1954 Ford Gyron, dreamed up by futurist Sydney Mead, who later went on to work with major studios on such films as: as Star Trek: The Motion Picture, followed by Blade Runner, Tron, 2010, Short Circuit, Aliens, Timecop, Johnny Mnemonic and Mission: Impossible III. (wiki)   I…