Dystopia, Apocalypse, and Other Sunny Futures: Cory Doctorow
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Description
In his new novel Walkaway, Boing Boing’s Cory Doctorow contemplates where our state of rapid technological advancement might lead. In a society where every necessity and amenity can be 3-D printed for the uber-rich, the 99 percent ditch their jobs and lives to found a utopian society. They soon learn how to live forever, a secret the one percent will do anything to acquire. Doctorow talks about his latest work, the present and the future through the prism of tech.
Location
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingFifth Ave. & 42nd St. Manhattan, NY, 10018
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