Slant
by Greg Bear · first published 1997
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Greg Bear is the acclaimed winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards. He has written many books and short stories that have been praised by readers and critics alike. Earth, in the sixth decade of the twenty-first century, is a planet transformed by rapid technological advances. Nanotechnology has been refined and perfected, allowing people the ability to transform their bodies and environments on a cellular level. Artificial intelligence has become a reality and the study of the human mind and its capabilities has brought about a revolution in the practices of psychotherapy and analysis.
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…a time of progress & disparity. No doubt that technology and innovation will flourish, but access to that technology and its benefits will not be well distributed. Greg Bear's "Queen of Angels" (and "Slant") set up a great example of this world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Angels_(novel)
on “Why I Believe That This Will Be The Most Innovative Decade In History” ↗The first time I heard about a DNA neural network (from moss) was in the scifi book Slant by Greg Bear.
on “A computer made from DNA can compute the square root of 900” ↗A concept explored by Greg Bear in his book Slant: https://www.amazon.com/Slant-Novel-Greg-Bear/dp/0812524829
on “The Fantasy of Opting Out” ↗Greg Bear wrote a number of books (Slant comes to mind, but there are others) where “Thinkers” play an important role. Not sure how they’ve aged, but interesting in that they predicted AIs as mainframe-scale things with few individual instances,…
on “Ask HN: Best hard scifi AI novels?” ↗…complex for all concerned. Each avenue of information has been wrapped in labyrinthine rules of legal engagement; and an appeal for release of data can be made only once a year for any given case. -- Slant, Greg Bear
on “In California, a Champion for Police Cameras” ↗