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"The actual data suggests that our global infrastructure is going to start collapsing big time by 2040."

We interviewed Peter Watts during the Realities of Science Fiction symposium, just after his talk with Arthur Jafa about dystopia.

In this interview Peter Watts explains the links between his experiences in biology and science fiction and why he has a pessimistic vision of the future.

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