In this month's book discussion, we are excited to have author (and entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, and past Austin Forum presenter and podcast interviewee!) Byron Reese lead a discussion of his new book: Stories, Dice, and Rock That Think: How Humans Learned to See the Future and Shape It." Byron is a fantastic author on technology […]
The Austin Forum's July discussion event introduces a science fiction book with very real-world implications: Neal Stephenson's new climate thriller, "Termination Shock." Join Julie Tomlin, Austin Forum advisory board member and elite sci-fi geek, for a moderate and thoughtful discussion on how climate action might pit individuals against governments, or governments against each other. This […]
The 2021 book "This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race," by Nicole Perlroth, is a NY Times Bestseller. Although it is written in non-fiction journalism, it reads like a modern-day spy thriller with illuminating, sometimes terrifying, insights and perspectives that are worthy of discussion, especially in light of the […]
