Saturday Fantasy Q+A is our ongoing post series that probes the thoughts and insights of individuals participating in sci-fi, fantasy and horror genres.

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David Brin is a scientist, speaker, technical consultant and world-known author. His novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. His 1989 ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web. His non-fiction book — The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? — deals with secrecy in the modern world, and has won the Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association. His science fictional Uplift Universe explores a future when humans genetically engineer higher animals like dolphins to become equal members of our civilization.

As a speaker and on television, David shares unique insights — serious and humorous — about ways that changing technology may affect our future lives. He lives in San Diego County with his wife, three children, and a hundred very demanding trees.

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