You are what you eat “ We Have Always Lived on Mars,” by Cecil CastellucciĮxploration and isolation “ Pulse,” by Stephen Gaskellįar-future deep space AI exploration “Story of Your Life,” by Ted Chiang ( PDF)Īn investigation of alien linguistics and logograms “ Cancer,” by Ryan NorthĪn alt-history take on medicine in the Machine of Death universe “ End Game,” by Nancy KressĪ bit of a detour from the usual Frankenstein-hubris-cautionary tale of cognitive enhancement “ Sauerkraut Station,” by Ferrett Steinmetzįermentation… in space! “ The Bodhisattvas,” by Gord Sellarīuddhists… in space! “ I don’t know, Timmy, being God is a big responsibility,” by Sam Hughes
Life experience storage and retrieval “ Bubbles,” by David BrinĪn ancient ship navigates the galactic doldrums “ The Five Elements of the Heart Mind,” by Ken Liu TCP/IP over pigeons, what more do you want? “ The Black Bough,” by Conor Powers-Smith Waves of far-future transhuman exploration, interwoven with echoes of our oldest myths “Exhalation,” by Ted Chiang ( PDF)Īn exploration of life and energy gradients “ Shannon’s Law” by Cory Doctorow ( podcast) “ Maneki Neko,” by Bruce SterlingĪI-facilitated gift economies! Fun, compelling story “ They’re Made Out of Meat,” by Terry BissonĪ humorous take on the human condition “Understand,” by Ted Chiang Ī novelette, and my favorite short fiction about cognitive enhancement More Stories “The Waves,” by Ken Liu Wide-ranging exploration of the future of humanity and technology. Open Individualism in a nutshell “ The Gentle Seduction,” by Marc Stiegler
If you read just one thing on this page, I’d suggest this story. Favorite Short Stories “The Last Question,” by Isaac Asimov ( PDF podcast graphic novel)
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