• Don’t miss tweeting alter-Ray Kurzweil:

All I’m saying is that if Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof read my books they would know how to write complex hypothetical narratives

His bio reads, “While my physical self remains cryogenically preserved in Yucca Mountain, I maintain an active VR life where I blog in anticipation of the singularity.” Which reminds me of a great moment in last night’s episode of 30 Rock, in which fictional GE CEO Don Geiss’s eulogy is delivered by Alec Baldwin’s character at his “Episcopal cryogenic freezing service,” which looks like this:

• Speaking of Twitter: We recently launched a New Atlantis Twitter feed, for more frequent updates on our work.
Avatrocious: Futurisms readers might enjoy the essay about Avatar by James Bowman in the forthcoming issue of The New Atlantis. Caleb Crain’s take from a few months back is also worth a read.

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