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David Brin is an astrophysicist, futurist, and internationally best-selling author renowned for bridging hard science with visionary storytelling. With a background in physics and astronomy, Brin brings scientific rigor to his fiction and nonfiction, exploring themes such as artificial intelligence, space exploration, transparency in society, and humanity’s long-term future. His acclaimed novels and essays examine how science, ethics, and technology shape civilizations, earning him major literary awards and recognition as a leading public intellectual on the implications of scientific progress. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support . Please note that all XZBN radio and/or television shows are Copyright © REL-MAR McConnell Meda Company, Niagara, Ontario, Canada – www.rel-mar.com. For more Episodes of this show and all shows produced, broadcasted and syndicated from REL-MAR McConell Media Company and The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network and the 'X' Zone TV Channell, visit www.xzbn.ne t . For programming, distribution, and syndication inquiries, email programming@xzbn.net . We are proud to announce the we have launched TWATNews.com , launched in August 2025. TWATNews.com is an independent online news platform dedicated to uncovering the truth about Donald Trump and his ongoing influence in politics, business, and society. Unlike mainstream outlets that often sanitize, soften, or ignore stories that challenge Trump and his allies, TWATNews digs deeper to deliver hard-hitting articles, investigative features, and sharp commentary that mainstream media won’t touch . These are stories and articles that you will not read anywhere else.Our mission is simple: to expose corruption, lies, and authoritarian tendencies while giving voice to the perspectives and evidence that are often marginalized or buried by corporate-controlled media

David Volodzko speaks with David Brin about comet dust formation, anti-institutionalism in Hollywood, how science-fiction has saved humanity, the moral philosophy of Star Trek, how tolerance and diversity have metastasized into a cancer, the infantile nihilism of Star Wars, how AI may buttress authoritarianism, the sinister laws of Wall Street AI, the existence of alien life, his recent WIRED article on AI, his Newsweek article on “empathy bots,” and much more. David Brin ( website , X ) is an astrophysicist and NASA consultant whose science-fiction novels have won multiple Hugo, Nebula, and other awards. His books include The Postman , which was adapted as a film by Kevin Costner, Earth , Existence , and Foundation’s Triumph , the last in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series. His nonfiction book The Transparent Society won the Freedom of Speech Award. His new book is Vivid Tomorrows: Science Fiction and Hollywood . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theradicalist.com/subscribe

This isn’t a typical episode, but when you have David Brin on your podcast, you just kind of want to let him talk. So we occasionally touch on Robert A. Heinlein’s Beyond This Horizon, which won the 2018 Retro Hugo for Best Novel. But mostly we just chat. No real spoiler section for this discussion, … Continue reading "HT#74: Beyond This Horizon, by Robert A. Heinlein (feat. David Brin)"

Our guest in this episode is the scientist and science fiction author Davin Brin, whose writings have won the Hugo, Locus, Campbell, and Nebula Awards. His style is sometimes called 'hard science fiction'. This means his narratives feature scientific or technological change that is plausible rather than purely magical. The scenarios he creates are thought-provoking as well as entertaining. His writing inspires readers but also challenges them, with important questions not just about the future, but also about the present. Perhaps his most famous non-fiction work is his book "The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?", first published in 1998. With each passing year it seems that the questions and solutions raised in that book are becoming ever more pressing. One aspect of this has been called Brin's Corollary to Moore's Law: Every year, the cameras will get smaller, cheaper, more numerous and more mobile. David also frequently writes online about topics such as space exploration, attempts to contact aliens, homeland security, the influence of science fiction on society and culture, the future of democracy, and much more besides. Topics discussed in this conversation include: *) Reactions to reports of flying saucers *) Why photographs of UFOs remain blurry *) Similarities between reports of UFOs and, in prior times, reports of elves *) Replicating UFO phenomena with cat lasers *) Changes in attitudes by senior members of the US military *) Appraisals of the Mars Rovers *) Pros and cons of additional human visits to the moon *) Why alien probes might be monitoring this solar system from the asteroid belt *) Investigations of "moonlets" in Earth orbit *) Looking for pi in the sky *) Reasons why life might be widespread in the galaxy - but why life intelligent enough to launch spacecraft may be rare *) Varieties of animal intelligence: How special are humans? *) Humans vs. Neanderthals: rounds one and two *) The challenges of writing about a world that includes superintelligence *) Kurzweil-style hybridisation and Mormon theology *) Who should we admire most: lone heroes or citizens? *) Benefits of reciprocal accountability and mutual monitoring (sousveillance) *) Human nature: Delusions, charlatans, and incantations *) The great catechism of science *) Two levels at which the ideas of a transparent society can operate *) "Asimov's Laws of Robotics won't work" *) How AIs might be kept in check by other AIs *) The importance of presenting gedanken experiments Fiction mentioned (written by David Brin unless noted otherwise): The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin) Existence The Sentinel (Arthur C. Clarke) Startide Rising The Uplift War Kiln People The Culture Series (Iain M. Banks) The Expanse (James S.A. Corey) The Postman (the book and the film) Stones of Significance Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury) Music: Spike Protein, by Koi Discovery, available under CC0 1.0 Public Domain Declaration Selected follow-up reading: http://www.davidbrin.com/ http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2021/07/whats-really-up-with-uaps-ufos.html C-Suite Perspectives Elevate how you lead with insight from today’s most influential executives. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

David Brin is an astrophysicist whose international best-selling novels include The Postman, Startide Rising, and the Uplift War. He consults for NASA, companies, agencies, and nonprofits about the onrushing future. His first nonfiction book, The Transparent Society, won the Freedom of Speech Award. His newest book is Vivid Tomorrows: Science Fiction and Hollywood. Startide Rising won both the Hugo and the Nebula in 1984 - one of a very short list of books to win both awards! If you haven't read it yet, here's the setup: Startide Rising follows a spaceship from Earth, named Streaker, that is primarily crewed and captained by dolphins. The main conceit of Brin’s uplift series is that humanity has ‘uplifted’ dolphins and chimpanzees by speeding up their evolution. Streaker’s crew has discovered something of great interest to the entire galaxy, and is trying to get back to Earth with the information. Unfortunately, the galaxy is not a friendly place, and when word gets out about what Streaker is carrying, the entire galaxy converges on Streaker to try and stop them. Streaker is damaged and lands on an ocean planet to hide and buy time to repair themselves, while meanwhile the forces of all the other galactic civilizations battle it out in the solar system above them, trying to be the last one’s standing so they can capture Streaker. It’s a plot driven space opera, with each chapter following one of many different characters (even including a few aliens) as the crew of the Streaker races to repair their ship, to understand the strange planet they’ve crashed on, and tries to come up with a plan to escape and get back to Earth. If you want to learn more about David Brin's recent books: davidbrin.com/vividtomorrows.html davidbrin.com/outoftime.html ringoffirepress.com/shop/melody-of-memory Or you can watch the show on YouTube here if you prefer video. Happy reading y'all!

David Brin is a scientist, tech speaker/consultant, and author. His novels about our survival and opportunities in the near future are EARTH and Existence. A film by Kevin Costner was based on The Postman. His 16 novels, including NY Times Bestsellers and Hugo Award winners, have been translated into more than twenty languages. Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and the world wide web. David appears frequently on shows such as Nova and The Universe and Life After People, speaking about science and future trends. His non-fiction book -- The Transparent Society: Will Technology Make Us Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? -- won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association. (Website: http://www.davidbrin.com/ )To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X’ Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X’ Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com

David Brin is a scientist, tech speaker/consultant, and author. His novels about our survival and opportunities in the near future are EARTH and Existence. A film by Kevin Costner was based on The Postman. His 16 novels, including NY Times Bestsellers and Hugo Award winners, have been translated into more than twenty languages. Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and the world wide web. David appears frequently on shows such as Nova and The Universe and Life After People, speaking about science and future trends. His non-fiction book -- The Transparent Society: Will Technology Make Us Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? -- won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association. (Website: http://www.davidbrin.com/ )To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X’ Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X’ Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show/donations

This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . See AI and the future of humanity through the eyes of an extraordinary thinker, science fiction author and scientist David Brin. Author of bestsellers such as Earth , Existence , Foundation's Triumph, and the Uplift series, David also has a PhD in astronomy and consults to organizations ranging from the CIA to Google. What he does for them is get them to open their minds to new possibilities, and that's what he does for us, talking this week about how to restructure government to avoid AI seizing control in the future, how to fix accountability on the Internet, and... The Lion King. He also has a special message for superintelligent AIs listening now or in the future. He provided links for some of the things we talked about, which are also in the transcript: Foundation’s Triumph, Existence , Kiln People , Vivid Tomorrows Essay on Central Control over AI Micropayments instead of advertising: Here and here . A fascinating discussion of the issue with a trio of brilliant law professors The War on Folks Who Know Stuff It's a smörgåsbord for the mind in this conclusion of our interview. All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines. Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog .

This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . See AI and the future of humanity through the eyes of an extraordinary thinker: Science fiction author and scientist David Brin is here to expand our minds with his creative and thought-provoking insights. Author of bestsellers such as The Postman , Earth , Existence , and the Uplift series, David also has a PhD in astronomy and consults to organizations ranging from the CIA to Google. What he does for them is get them to open their minds to new possibilities, and that's what he does for us, talking about the role of science fiction, where the real danger from AI will emerge from and why, how superintelligence was treated in F oundation's Triumph, his sequel to Asimov's series, and the systems of power that control our future today. Yes, it's a lot to take in! All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines. Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog .

David Brin is a scientist, tech speaker/consultant, and author. His novels about our survival and opportunities in the near future are EARTH and Existence. A film by Kevin Costner was based on The Postman. His 16 novels, including NY Times Bestsellers and Hugo Award winners, have been translated into more than twenty languages. Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and the world wide web. David appears frequently on shows such as Nova and The Universe and Life After People, speaking about science and future trends. His non-fiction book -- The Transparent Society: Will Technology Make Us Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? -- won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association. (Website: http://www.davidbrin.com/ )To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv *** AND NOW *** The ‘X’ Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.com The ‘X’ Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewpaper.com