Adam Becker is a science journalist with a PhD in astrophysics, and he has a bone to pick with the pseudo-scientific claims of some noted tech moguls. Join Library Shop SD for a fascinating and empowering author talk, as Dr. Becker presents More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity.
When figures like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman make big claims about science and the future of humanity, it’s tempting to take them at their word — but beneath those big claims about AI, “earning to give,” and space travel, closer examination often reveals a blend of junk science, cultish mania, and political power grabs. Are they driving us toward the future, or steering the world off-course?
Join us at the San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common to celebrate the release of More Everything Forever. This event will be located in the Shiley Suite on the 9th floor. This author event includes a conversation, Q&A, and the opportunity to get your book signed. RSVP required. Details below.
Books and RSVP: bit.ly/becker-sdpl
Please “check out” with one of the following options on the purchase page to confirm that you will attend. All proceeds support the San Diego Public Library. Pre-registration required. Book signing to follow the author talk.
One Book, One Seat: $32
One Book, Two Seats: $32
RSVP (No Book, One Seat): $0
Any purchased books will be available for pickup at the Library Shop (Central Library Branch Location) until 6/3/24, and at the Shiley Suite beginning at check-in on 6/4/25. If you order a book but are unable to attend, we will have it autographed for you at the event.
About The Book:
“Timely and thoughtful… Becker, an astrophysicist and science journalist, takes a wild ride through speculative technologies and assesses their merit, using real science… An important and sober investigation of Silicon Valley’s boldest claims about the future.”—Kirkus (**Starred Review**)
“An urgent call to deflate the world-shaping power of tech billionaires.… Becker articulates a timely and informed wake-up call.… His vehement critique is fundamental to diminishing their power.” —Science
About the Author:
Adam Becker has written for the New York Times, the BBC, NPR, Scientific American, New Scientist, Quanta, and other publications. His first book, What Is Real?, was a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice and was long listed for the PEN Literary Science Writing Award. He has been a science journalism fellow at the Santa Fe Institute and a science communicator in residence at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing. He lives in California.
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