Does anybody read books the right way any more?

Does anybody read books the right way any more?

And I’m not talking about paper versus digital. I’m talking about curling up with a good book, for hours. Sitting in a hammock, or in a chair by the fire, just totally pulled into a book. Is the long, totally focused book-reading session a thing of the past — and does this mean we’re getting less immersed in our stories?

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You can't speculate about technology without speculating about society

You can't speculate about technology without speculating about society

We’re living in a time of extreme technological change. Gadgets that didn’t exist a decade ago are shaping your existence. So we need science fiction, more than ever, to speculate about the future of technology. But here’s the hard part: You can’t speculate about technological change without also speculating about social change.

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