21. Critical Thinkers :: David Brin Resources Critical Thinkers Resource Science Fiction Author david brin. A selected bibliography with web resources an annotated list. http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/ejournal/brin.htm

The eJournal website Critical Thinkers Resources The Middle East: Conflict Expanding Critical Texts for Critical Times eJournal Photos Travel ... Search David Brin Resources Critical Thinkers Zinn Buddha David Brin on the Web David Brin's Official Website. The best Brin site on the internet is chock full of interesting information on the author. Ranging from utilitarian to trivial, it's the kind of site one should expect when webmastered by the author, ummm, including a somewhat lame look and feel. "This site offers information about my books and other projects ranging from fiction to science to non-fiction including samples of works past and in-progress. From public speaking, inventions and consulting to speculative worlds of tomorrow, come explore... ...or launch over to where fans and friends have set up their own nifty "Brin pages," plus artwork based on some of my worlds." David Brin Hotseat Transcript: The Transparent Society An interview with Brin promoting his book The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?.

22. Metroactive Books | David Brin An article about the author s thesis on the Transparent Society, and one about the author and his work. http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/02.06.97/cover/brin1-9706.html

Books Index Metro Metroactive Central Archives Unmasked Society The Cost of Anonymity: The desire to hide behind legal and electronic masks can sometimes lead to a whole range of antisocial behaviors, says Brin. Photos by Christopher Gardner Science-fiction writer David Brin worries about the future of privacy and advocates more, not less, openness as a solution By Zack Stentz E ACH TIME bank customers withdraw money or check an account balance at an Automatic Teller Machine, their photographs are taken and stored in a computer. This goes on in the name of preventing robberies, something few would argue with. But what about the cameras down at the department store, keeping an eye on potential shoplifters at the same time they let unscrupulous security personnel ogle folks trying on swimsuits in dressing rooms? A reasonable compromise between security and privacy? Then try this near-future scenario on for size: a security camera on every lamppost, watching over all of society, whether running traffic lights, scratching rear ends or cheating on spouses, along with a swarm of tiny, undetectable robot drones flitting through the air, peeking over walls and into darkened windows with enhanced infrared vision. Like it or not, this Argus-like world of a million unblinking eyes is on its way, according to author

23. J.R.R. Tolkien -- Enemy Of Progress - Salon.com Why not look at things through the Dark Lord s eye for a change? By david brin. Pages 1 2 3 4. Share. Digg it Del.icio.us My Yahoo http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/feature/2002/12/17/tolkien_brin/

Search: Salon The Web Saturday, Jan 26, 2008 Books Comics Community Life ... Log in J.R.R. Tolkien enemy of progress "The Lord of the Rings" is lovingly crafted, seductive and profoundly backward-looking. Why not look at things through the Dark Lord's eye for a change? By David Brin Pages 1 Share Digg it Del.icio.us My Yahoo ... RSS Font: S S+ S++ This year, despite a clamor over the latest Harry Potter film, much of the attention is going to another fantasy called "The Two Towers" Part 2 in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Will it succeed in distracting us for a while, conveying audiences to a world more beautiful and stirring than humdrum modern life? Naturally, I enjoyed the "Lord of the Rings" (LOTR) trilogy as a kid, during its first big boom in the 1960s. I mean, what was there not to like? As William Goldman said about another great fantasy, "The Princess Bride," it has "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True Love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad Men. Good Men. Beautifulest Ladies. Spiders. Dragons. Eagles. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Magic. Chases. Escapes. Miracles." In 1997, voters in a BBC poll named "The Lord of the Rings" the greatest book of the 20th century. In 1999, Amazon.com customers chose it as the greatest book of the millennium.

24. Jon's Radio Interview david brin s Naked Truth About Privacy Privacy Digest Weblog. Terrific interview with one of the most thoughtful and iconoclastic thinkers on http://radio.weblogs.com/0100887/categories/identityPrivacy/2002/02/14.html

Identity/Privacy Updated: 8/6/2002; 12:37:02 AM. Note: Jon's Radio has moved to InfoWorld storyList home categories ... Jon's homepage Thursday, February 14, 2002 David Brin: The naked truth about privacy Interview: David Brin's Naked Truth About Privacy Privacy Digest Weblog Terrific interview with one of the most thoughtful and iconoclastic thinkers on the subject of privacy. Brin's book, The Transparent Society , the first chapter of which of appeared in Wired , rocked me when read it, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. Some of those thoughts went into a column . Looking back on it reminds me what a confusing thicket of issues we're trying to hack our way through. 2:11:42 PM Top 10 hits for "limits of transparency" on.. Enhancement of the MONET www.uceps.com.ua: magazine "NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENCE ¹11" ( ... CIPE Romania - Articles Enhancement of the MONET/ATDNet Washington DC Network DARPA ... ... Filtering the Future?: Software Filters, Porn, PICS, and the ... 8/6/2002; 12:04:03 AM. currently subscribed to: 80211b News Blogging Alone Blogzilla - a blog about Mozilla Blur Circle ... Business 2.0 - Technology

25. Welcome To Kithrup, Where Ancient Sophonts Sing Songs Of Loss And The name Kithrup comes from a david brin story. This story was originally published in Analog as The Tides of Kithrup ; it was later published in book http://www.kithrup.com/

Welcome to Kithrup, where ancient sophonts sing songs of loss and remorse. What kind of name is "Kithrup"? The name "Kithrup" comes from a David Brin story. This story was originally published in Analog as "The Tides of Kithrup"; it was later published in book form as Startide Rising, the second of Brin's books about the Uplift Universe. Index of authors' pages (in alphabetical order, by surname): David Brin Dorothy J. Heydt Daniel Keys Moran I have decided that it is my life's goal to provide Web pages to those of my favorite authors who want them. Unfortunately for me, they are few. But this is a good start, I think! I have contacted those whose email addresses I know and offered to them, but none have taken me up on the offer, although I am hopeful that they will eventually change their minds. This computer system is located in the state of California, and prohibits the sending or receipt of unsolicited commercial email (UCE).

26. IT Conversations: David Brin presented by david brin, who has a triple career as scientist, public speaker, and author. His fifteen novels have been translated into more than twenty http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail358.html

Our Supporters: David Brin author-physicist Evaluating Horizons David Brin Play now: Download MP3 Help with Listening Permalink Subscribe to Podcast ... Excerpt L_VARS.guid='http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail358.html'; loomia_ratingControl(L_VARS); [runtime: 00:44:21, 20.3 mb, recorded 2004-11-06] digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_window = 'new'; "Evaluating Horizons: What Limits Our Ability to Cope With Accelerating Change?" presented by David Brin, who has a triple career as scientist, public speaker, and author. His fifteen novels have been translated into more than twenty languages. His 1989 ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web. [Audio recording of a presentation by David Brin at Accelerating Change 2004 on IT Conversations] Send an email message about this program to your friend(s). To Email Address (Separate multiple addresses with commas.) Your Email Address Your Name Message I thought you might be interested in listening to the following audio program from IT Conversations: 'David Brin' http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail358.html IT Conversations podcasts can be listened to on your computer. Simply click on the listen arrow button. For convenient listening they can also be downloaded to an MP3 player. If this podcast was indeed of interest, I encourage you to register as a guest at http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/join/getguestreginfo/ to receive bi-weekly updates about new releases. Enjoy!

27. Advocates For Self-Government - Libertarian Education Science fiction writer david brin isn t just a libertarian he s a cheerful david brin in the Prometheus Libertarian Sf newsletter (July 2000) http://www.theadvocates.org/celebrities/david-brin.html

David Brin - Libertarian Find out YOUR S cience fiction writer David Brin isn't just a libertarian he's a cheerful libertarian. That's how he described himself in the Prometheus Libertarian Sf newsletter (July 2000). He wrote: "The name I give my own brand of libertarianism [is] cheerful libertarianism!" Government, Brin wrote, "isn't intrinsically vile, but rather an awkward, intermediate necessity. A stage in a general evolutionary process... Instead of railing about how stupid our fellow citizens have been, cheerful libertarianism congratulates them on how far they managed to come using such gross and crudely inefficient tools." In an article in San Jose's Metro newspaper (February 6-12, 1997), Brin argued that all science fiction writers are "pretty much libertarian" because they share "cantankerous attitudes" toward authority. "That's because science fiction is the quintessential American literature," he said. "It's about hope, change, and individuals facing altered circumstances." Brin has made his mark in that quintessential American literature, winning all three of the field's most prestigious awards, the Nebula, the Hugo, and the LOCUS. He has perhaps best known for the libertarian-themed novels

28. Chasing Ray - "...this Is My Most 'heinleinian' Story." To say that science fiction author david brin is awardwinning would be an understatement as any review of his bibliography easily proves. http://www.chasingray.com/archives/2007/06/this_is_my_most_heinleinian_st.html

RSS: about archives articles ... "...this is my most 'heinleinian' story." Tuesday June 19 Permalink 3 Comments To say that science fiction author David Brin is award-winning would be an understatement as any review of his bibliography easily proves. He is perhaps best known to non-SF readers as the author of The Postman , which later became a major motion picture . With a master's degree in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Space Physics, Brin is known as a deep thinker who develops worlds and characters that travel far outside the box of expected future stories. While there are many books by Brin that readers should enjoy, I was delighted to see that he has written a YA first contact novella for Subterranean Press. Due out next month, Sky Horizon captured me with these absolutely killer sentences in its opening paragraph: "Some of the Math Club nerds have got a real live alien! They're hiding it in a basement rec room!" What follows is the story of Mark Bamford, a military brat stuck going to school at Twenty-Nine Palms High where, "...the football team mascot, Spookie, wore a huge trench-coat, a floppy hat and big black mask." Mark and his friends become involved in the saga of the captured alien early on but do not expect an E.T.

29. Wired 4.12 The Transparent Society By david brin. This is a tale of two cities. Cities of the near future, say, david brin is a scientist and bestselling science fiction novelist. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/fftransparent.html

Subscribe Renew Give a Gift Change Address ... WIRED Science Top Stories Magazine Wired Blogs All Wired Page 1 of 5 next Printing? Use this version The Transparent Society The cameras are coming. They're getting smaller and nothing will stop them. The only question is: who watches whom? By David Brin This is a tale of two cities. Cities of the near future, say, 20 years from now. Barring something unforeseen, you are apt to live in one of these two places. Your only choice may be which At first sight, this pair of near-future municipalities look pretty much alike. Both contain dazzling technological marvels, especially in the realm of electronic media. Both suffer familiar urban quandaries of frustration and decay. If some progress is being made at solving human problems, it is happening gradually. Perhaps some kids seem better educated. The air may be marginally cleaner. People still worry about overpopulation, the environment, and the next international crisis. None of these features is of interest to us right now, for we have noticed something about both 21st-century cities that is radically different. A trait that marks them distinctly apart from any metropolis of the late 1990s.

30. David Brin's The Transparent Society But, at least according to david brin, the future will be different. In the future privacy as we know it today will be nearly impossible to attain. http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/Econ_Articles/Reviews/Transparent.html

Reviews Created 6/25/1998 Go to Brad DeLong's Home Page Teaching Writing Career ... Feedback is always very welcome... The Transparent Society A Sociological Forecast by David Brin J. Bradford DeLong David Brin (1998), The Transparent Society (New York: Addison-Wesley: 020132802X). For perhaps two centuries people living in today's advanced industrial societies have had a modicum of privacy. Before two centuries ago, privacy was nearly unheard-of: you lived in a village where everyone knew everyone else and everyone else's business. Between two centuries ago and the present, people moved out of the village and out to arelatively isolatedfarm, or into a city where the sheer number of people made relative anonymityand thus privacypossible. But, at least according to David Brin, the future will be different. In the future privacy as we know it today will be nearly impossible to attain. In the future privacy will be next to nonexistent because of the explosion of audiovisual, communications, and computer technologies. Cheap hard disks will allow people to collect massive information about transactions: who did what. Cheap cameras will allow people to collect massive amounts of information about locations: who was where. Cheap computer power will allow the sorting and searching of massive amounts of information in search of those nuggets of data relevant to any one particular person. And cheap computers will allow anyoneor anyone with access codesto access what will essentially become the stored life history of anyone.

31. David Brin On Flickr - Photo Sharing! david brin. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScriptenabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. http://www.flickr.com/photos/munnecket/383443984/

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32. Colin Glassey On David Brin However, things were going to change and the first sign of this was the publication of david brin s book Startide Rising. This book was widely praised and http://www.teleologic.com/crghome/brin.html

David Brin's Science Fiction Last updated August 20, 1998 The late 70's were a grim time for science fiction. All the old masters were either inactive (Asimov, Clark) or were not producing works of the greatest merit. However, things were going to change and the first sign of this was the publication of David Brin's book Startide Rising . This book was widely praised and deservedly so. And, it turned out, that Brin was not alone, but was joined by other writers who would eventually produce the great works in SF in these, the waning years of the 20th century. Since the publication of Startide Rising , Brin has gone on to write a number of great science fiction novels and short stories. The following are some short reviews of Brin's science fiction. Startide Rising This novel remains the finest SF novel of the 80s. Brin's key innovation was the discovery of a valid motive force for global civilization: namely the concept of Uplift. In brief, uplift is the moral duty that every race has to raise the intelligence of the creatures that they share their home planet with or that they meet in their journey through the stars. Uplift is a wonderful idea on a number of levels. First, although there is plenty of room for conflict, the total war as typified by World War II, is almost completely out of the question. Second, it allows Brin to tap into the

33. Jon Stahl’s Journal » Blog Archive » Well Put, David Brin! Politics, the environment, technology, activism. And stuff. http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/archives/2008/01/04/well-put-david-brin/

Home About Me Politics, the environment, technology, activism. And stuff. Feed on Posts Comments links for 2008-01-05 You Go, Governor! ... Well put, David Brin! Jan 4th, 2008 by Jon Stahl David Brin, answering , says, somewhat off-topic: Tags: collaboration web Posted in General on 07 Jan 2008 at 9:27 am Yves Moisan Cheers Jon, property First nations in our country had (still have ?) the notion that the land was not owned by anyone. One can roam the land and harvest its richness but the underlying tenant the land does not belong to anyone means that one must think of others when one uses the land, which pretty much summarizes the modern definition of sustainable development. I wish we could free ourselves from the inhibitions that plague us and that the internet becomes the locus of true citizenship in action, rather than (or in complement to) the leisure/commercial mart it currently amounts to. I wish citizens could ventilate issues through blogs/forums and then follow on to action through wikis and the other tools of collaboration. I wish there were a true participative democracy infrastructure as there are roads and other infrastructure that belong to all. Goes back dreaming Yves on 08 Jan 2008 at 11:07 am David Brin Great site, BTW.

34. Books By Science Fiction Author David Brin The uplift universe by david brin is very vivid and original. And it has a positive spin in the areas of genetic research and using it for the benefit of http://www.atotalwaste.com/scifi/DavidBrin.html

How to win contests Search Get paid for opinions Get a job ... Travel aTotalWaste.com email Email Login Password New users sign up Forgot Password? HOME Science Fiction David Brin David Brin is my favorite science fiction writer. The uplift universe is very vivid and original. And it has a positive spin in the areas of genetic research and using it for the benefit of mankind (and animals). This is uplifting after constantly hearing genetic engineering slammed in the media. I will be putting up my own reviews as I have time. Uplift Novels Sundiver - Startide Rising - Masterfully written, I still think this is the best Science Fiction book I have ever read. The influence of eastern culture and the "whale dream" flows naturally to create a reasonable "culture" that operates in the Dolphin community. The book also shows the good and bad side of the human intervention in the development of sapience in dolphins.

35. WorldChanging: Tools, Models And Ideas For Building A Bright Green Future: What' What s Next david brin. WorldChanging Team December 30, 2006 1125 AM. Across the 20th Century, a growing array of problems were solved through the http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/005702.html

Jan 26, 08 About Stuff Shelter Cities ... Planet What's Next: David Brin WorldChanging Team December 30, 2006 11:25 AM Across the 20th Century, a growing array of problems were solved through the application of professional skill. We came to rely increasingly upon professions ranging from medical doctors to law enforcement to teachers to farmers for countless tasks that an average family used to do largely for itself. No other trend so perfectly represents the last century as this one, spanning all boundaries of politics, ideology or geography. And yet - just as clearly - this trend cannot continue much longer. If only for demographic reasons, the as the rate of professionalization and specialization must start to fall off, exactly as we are about to face a bewildering array of new and rapid-onrushing problems. How will we cope? Elsewhere I speak of the 21st Century as a looming "Age of Amateurs," wherein a highly educated citizenry will be able to adeptly bring to bear countless capabilities and individual pools of knowledge, some of which may not be up to professional standards, but that can find synergy together, perhaps augmenting society's skill set, at a time of need. We saw this very thing happen at the century's dawn, on 9/11. Every important, helpful and successful action that occurred on an awful day was taken by self-mobilized citizens and amateurs. At a moment when professionalism failed at every level. ( hear a podcast on this topic here It is important to note what a strong role technology played in fostering citizen action on 9/11. People equipped with video cameras documented the day and provided our best post-mortem footage. People with cell phones organized the evacuation of the twin towers. Similar phones stirred and empowered the heroes who fought back and made the Legend of Flight UA 93.

36. Wired Science Wonders 003: David Brin | Wired Science From Wired.com When asked, What area or application of science do you feel holds the most potential for the future? acclaimed science fiction author and former http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/wired_science_w.html

Subscribe Renew Give a Gift Change Address ... WIRED Science Top Stories Magazine Wired Blogs All Wired Main Wired Science Wonders 003: David Brin By Brandon Keim Categories: Mental Health Web/Tech Wired Science Wonders When asked, "What area or application of science do you feel holds the most potential for the future?" acclaimed science fiction author and form er astrophysicist David Brin took the challenge in the broadest sense, responding with a thoughtful exploration of how science could reshape our powers of problem solving and the definition of sanity itself. David Brin: Given the daunting range of problems and opportunities that we face, I’d have to say that our most urgent scientific and technological need is to developbetter methods for pragmatic problem-solving. Specifically, better tools for perceiving, for allocating scarce human attention, and for arguing usefully with one another, so that we can either compete creatively or reach effective consensus on measures to reach a better tomorrow. W S : Are a billion eyes necessary? There is, after all, only so much time in the day, and such large numbers seem a tad ominous.

37. ResearchChannel - A World Filled With Cameras Security At The Come discuss these possibilities with david brin, author of The Transparent Society Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayseries.aspx?path=1&fID=1166&pID=880

38. June 18, 2004, Hour One: Seattle Remote: Science And Science Fiction david brin Scientist, writer Nebula Award Winner, Hugo Award Winner Author, The Life Eaters, (DC Comics, 2004); Kiln People, (Tor Books, 2002) http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2004/Jun/hour1_061804.html

@import url(http://www.sciencefriday.com/css/newtest_addl.css); Science Friday Archives June Hour One: Seattle Remote: Science and Science Fiction One is fact and one is fantasy, but science and science fiction owe a debt to each other. In this hour of Science Friday, the talk turns to science fiction. From "Star Trek" to "The Day After Tomorrow," how do science fiction writers use science to shape their stories? And how are scientists influenced by science fiction? We're in Seattle, celebrating the opening of the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in the landmark Frank Gehry building at the Base of the Space Needle. We'll also hear from the museum's founder, Paul Allen, about the influence science fiction has on his life. Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (2-3 Eastern), and share your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge registration required Guests: Paul G. Allen Co-founder

39. David Brin Author Photos If you re interested in david s writings, you should visit david brin s home page. You should also try the brinL Pages, for exhaustive links, pictures, http://david-brin.tripod.com/

David Brin Author Photos Photograph by Jerry Bauer Credits This page was compiled and created by me, Steve Sloan , after David asked me to scan some photos. Until now, publishers who wanted to include a photo of David with his interviews or essays had to recycle the two or three low-quality image files that were already available on the 'net. David wanted a place with an easy URL where publishers could go to get better pictures. These pictures are sized for the internet, so they will probably be too small for print magazines. I have included several large-sized versions of these photos for print use on this page Buy Books! You can go to Powell's amazon.com , or Barnes and Noble to buy David Brin's books over the internet. Other Links If you're interested in David's writings, you should visit David Brin's home page. You should also try the Brin-L Pages , for exhaustive links, pictures, and information about the Brin-L email list, as well as its members me and my friends. The list is devoted to David Brin and his works, but we also discuss the other "Killer B's", Gregory Benford and Greg Bear, science fiction in general, and anything that interests us. If you're interested in learning more about Steve Sloan, try

40. David Brin Interview with the author about his motivations as a writer, the creative process, and going to Mars. http://mmp.planetary.org/artis/brind/brind70.htm

David Brin science fiction author " Writing is only about 75% skills you can learn. The remaining 25% –– as in all the arts –– comes from something ineffable called talent. " How were you motivated to choose your particular field? Yes, the arts are great for the spirit... but every single human civilization has had the arts. They all had painting and music and dance and storytellers. And I realized that, gorgeous and inspiring as it all was, it just wasn't enough. Just having art didn't make people better. It made the pain endurable, but it did not solve problems. Then I saw it. Every civilization had professionals dedicated to dreams and wonder... but only one ever had an entire class of skilled workers dedicated to finding out what was real, and what was not. Scientists. In fact, though, we have risen for the first time to become a civilization that understands the difference between subjective and objective reality... what we perceive as true versus what really is. In times past, people seldom noted the difference. Today, most people will grudgingly admit –– "Well, I guess sometimes I can lie to myself." In other words, what I think is true may not be. Therefore, maybe I should listen to others sometimes. It's a start. It's the most important breakthrough in wisdom in centuries, and it came from science. That impressed the hell out of me, as a kid. For honesty and self-restraint seemed in short supply where I lived, while fervid imagination and drama flowed copiously, with everyone around me convinced that they were somehow victims of plots or persecutions. I was enthralled that some group out there was putting truth ahead of their own egos, willingly testing their ideas with experiments and accepting it graciously when those experiments proved them wrong. To me, it seemed that was what being a grownup ought to be about.

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