Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott

Neal Stephenson, Award-winning science fiction author

Feb 8, 2022

59:32

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The Fixation of Belief

03:59

Is There a Detant Between Rational and Irrational Systems?

04:06

What Role Does a I Play in Metaverses?

04:01

Introduction

2min

I've Been So Profoundly Influenced by Neil's Works

2min

How Did You Become a Scientist?

2min

What Do You Think Your Books Will Do for You?

5min

Self Discipline

2min

How Do You Write Computer Programs?

4min

The Hit Rate With Cryptonomacon

3min

Metavers

3min

Metavers

3min

10.

What Role Does a I Play in Metaverses?

4min

11.

The Fixation of Belief

4min

12.

Is There a Stable, Prosperous World Order?

4min

13.

Is There a Detant Between Rational and Irrational Systems?

4min

14.

I Think It's an Interesting Thing to Think About

2min

15.

The Pandemic and How We Processed It

2min

16.

What's Next for You?

3min

17.

Using Machine Learning to Accelerate the Performance of Simulations

3min

18.

What Are Thingstha, You Do for Fun?

3min

19.

I've Got a Lot of Stuff, but I'm Not Sure What to Do With It. Thanks for the Offer.

2min

20.

The Metaverse

2min

21.

Nel Stevenson - I'm Really Excited

2min

Meet one of Kevin’s favorite sci-fi authors who influenced him as a kid growing up in rural Virginia. Kevin and this award-winning writer talk about metaverse and misinformation, as well as ways to combat climate change - including carbon capture, which Neal believes will be one of the biggest tech projects in human history.

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