Neal Stephenson, the prophetic author of cyberpunk classics like Snow Crash and The Diamond Age, has shaped how we imagine the future, from the metaverse to crypto to AI. His science fiction has a way of becoming reality.
But Stephenson’s thinking is just as rooted in the past, returning to timeless questions of empire and decline. In this episode, he jo…
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