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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: Should politicians read more science fiction? – with SF author Adrian Tchaikovsky
Description: In a world where politicians and oligarchs make wild plans, we often hear the cry “They’re reading too much science fiction.” But instead, should our leaders read MORE about alternate futures and the unforeseen consequences of technology? Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky – of Children of Time and Dogs of War fame – tells Andrew Harrison why science fiction’s job is more complex than just predicting the future… how it can explain egotists like Musk… and the science fiction he thinks Starmer should read.• Adrian Tchaikovsky’s new book Shroud is available for pre-order.Adrian’s choices for...