Project Hieroglyph is an initiative to create science fiction in order to spur innovation in science and technology founded by Neal Stephenson in 2011.[1]
Stephenson framed the ideas behind Hieroglyph in a World Policy Institute article entitled "Innovation Starvation" [2] where he attempts to rally writers to infuse science fiction with optimism that could inspire a new generation to, as he puts it, “get big stuff done.”
Stephenson says that "a good SF universe has a coherence and internal logic that makes sense to scientists and engineers. Examples include Isaac Asimov's robots, Robert Heinlein's rocket ships, and William Gibson's cyberspace. Such icons serve as hieroglyphs—simple, recognizable symbols on whose significance everyone agrees."[3]
Stephenson partnered with Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination[4] which now administers the project.
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^Stephenson, Neal; Goonan, Kathleen Anne; Ashby, Madline; Doctorow, Cory; Lee, Konstantinou; Schroeder, Karl; Newitz, Annalee; Landis, Geoffrey; Cambias, James L.; Benford, Gregory; Vandana, Singh; Cooper, Brenda; Bear, Elizabeth; Rucker, Rudy; Brin, David; Anders, Charlie Jane; Sterling, Bruce (2015). Finn, Ed; Cramer, Kathryn (eds.). Hieroglyph : Stories and Visions for a Better Future. New York: William Morrow. ISBN9780062204714. OCLC 904576842.
Project Hieroglyph: Fighting society's dystopian future by Debbie Siegelbaum, BBC News, Washington, September 3, 2014.
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project, hieroglyph, initiative, create, science, fiction, order, spur, innovation, science, technology, founded, neal, stephenson, 2011, hieroglyphavailable, inenglishownerarizona, state, universitycreated, byneal, stephenson, founder, finn, editor, kathryn, . Project Hieroglyph is an initiative to create science fiction in order to spur innovation in science and technology founded by Neal Stephenson in 2011 1 HieroglyphAvailable inEnglishOwnerArizona State UniversityCreated byNeal Stephenson founder Ed Finn editor Kathryn Cramer editor URLhieroglyph asu eduCommercialNoLaunched2012 Contents 1 Origins and purpose 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingOrigins and purpose editStephenson framed the ideas behind Hieroglyph in a World Policy Institute article entitled Innovation Starvation 2 where he attempts to rally writers to infuse science fiction with optimism that could inspire a new generation to as he puts it get big stuff done Stephenson says that a good SF universe has a coherence and internal logic that makes sense to scientists and engineers Examples include Isaac Asimov s robots Robert Heinlein s rocket ships and William Gibson s cyberspace Such icons serve as hieroglyphs simple recognizable symbols on whose significance everyone agrees 3 Stephenson partnered with Arizona State University s Center for Science and the Imagination 4 which now administers the project In September 2014 the project s first book Hieroglyph Stories and Visions for a Better Future edited by Ed Finn and Kathryn Cramer was published by William Morrow 5 Contributors to the book include Neal Stephenson Bruce Sterling Madeline Ashby Gregory Benford Rudy Rucker Vandana Singh Cory Doctorow Elizabeth Bear Karl Schroeder James Cambias Brenda Cooper Charlie Jane Anders Kathleen Ann Goonan Lee Konstantinou Annalee Newitz Geoffrey Landis David Brin Lawrence Krauss and Paul Davies See also editCollaborative innovation network Exploratory engineering Fictional technology Invention Macro engineering Megaproject Megascale engineering The Mongoliad Retrofuturism Techno progressivism Technological utopianismReferences edit Newitz Annalee April 2012 Dear Science Fiction Writers Stop Being So Pessimistic Smithsonianmag com Archived from the original on 2012 04 15 Retrieved 2012 04 14 Stephenson Neal 2011 09 27 Innovation Starvation Worldpolicy org Archived from the original on 2012 04 10 Retrieved 2012 04 14 Hieroglyph Hieroglyph asu edu Archived from the original on 2012 04 29 Retrieved 2012 04 14 Center for Science and the Imagination Arizona State University Archived from the original on 2014 09 03 Retrieved 2019 02 13 Stephenson Neal Goonan Kathleen Anne Ashby Madline Doctorow Cory Lee Konstantinou Schroeder Karl Newitz Annalee Landis Geoffrey Cambias James L Benford Gregory Vandana Singh Cooper Brenda Bear Elizabeth Rucker Rudy Brin David Anders Charlie Jane Sterling Bruce 2015 Finn Ed Cramer Kathryn eds Hieroglyph Stories and Visions for a Better Future New York William Morrow ISBN 9780062204714 OCLC 904576842 Further reading editInnovation stagnation is slowing U S progress by David Brooks Houston Chronicle October 7 2011 Project Hieroglyph Fighting society s dystopian future by Debbie Siegelbaum BBC News Washington September 3 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Project Hieroglyph amp oldid 1189520227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
