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Is William Gibson A Modern Day Oracle?

Here's an idea: a PBS show that examines the connections between pop culture, technology, and art.

Is William Gibson A Modern Day Oracle?

Season 2012 Episode 7 | 4m 55s

The science fiction writer William Gibson has not only written some fantastic scifi novels, but in the process predicted the internet, Miku Hatsune, reality TV, and a crazy amount of other technological and societal developments that have come into being. His impressive rate of accuracy seems almost mystical. Is he a modern soothsayer?

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