Neal Stephenson explains to Stewart Brand why he starts writing his next book before the current one is published. In this clip he also talks about events that inspired past novels, and more. Watch or listen to this talk in full: https://theinterval.org/salon-talks/02015/may/21/seveneves-interval-reading-and-signing
On May 21, 02015 Stephenson read from and spoke about his novel "Seveneves," followed by a wide-ranging conversation with Long Now co-founder Stewart Brand. From our ongoing “Conversations at The Interval" long-term thinking lecture series at The Interval bar/cafe in San Francisco.
Thanks to the generous support of the Elkes Foundation, Long Now is publishing video of this and other talks for the first time. Watch them at https://theinterval.org/salon-talks/ and look for more short clips here every week.
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