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Resisting Dystopia: Becky Chambers, Annalee Newitz

Long Now: Conversations at The Interval

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The Ecology of Nature and Technology

I think one of the things for me that's so interesting about writing about nature and technology coming together is that ecosystems are kind of what we've been talking about. I have a cyborg cow character in my latest novel who flies because like why not? And she's actually a pretty great character. She's a scientist and a cow. And there's also a character who is a sentient flying train. As we move into the future, my hope is that we're going to start to see these things as being completely interconnected. Like it's not like it's making us special, like we make technologies. It's like, come on. So do beavers. My favorite animal-made

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