Introduction
From Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and Journey to the Centre of the Earth to Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series and Three Laws of Robotics, science fiction has imagined technological futures. Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey also prompted discussion of artificial intelligence and the ethics of robots. Talking about science fiction brings us back to basic philosophical questions.
Do androids dream of electric sheep?
What does it mean to be human?
From cyberpunk to Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem, how many stories remain to be told?
This week, let’s make room for speculation and talk about science fiction.
Literature & Reading
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Date and time: Oct 4, 2024 (Fri) 7:30PM
Location: 16595 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA 98052 (Eastline Apartment 3F Clubroom)
Topic: Your Favorite Science Fiction
Capacity: 15 people, including five observers
— Schedule —
Arrival and seating
Opening and participant introductions: briefly share a recent book, film, program, or piece of music you enjoyed (3 minutes each).
Sharing session: your favorite science fiction (5–10 minutes each)
Group photo
— Registration —
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About Elsewhere Book Club
Elsewhere Book Club
The name Elsewhere comes from Milan Kundera’s Life Is Elsewhere.
Life Is Elsewhere.
We seem more inclined to imagine a golden age when looking backward or forward. Yet, in my own life, this moment and elsewhere have become inseparable, each giving meaning to the other.
Live fully in this moment. The search for elsewhere also takes place here and now.
I also arrived in Seattle recently. In an unfamiliar place, my first impulse was to start a small book club, perhaps to meet others who find steadiness in books and enjoy sustained conversation.
Mount Sumeru within a mustard seed; a mustard seed holding Mount Sumeru.
I hope this small space can give us somewhere to exchange ideas each week.
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