Most people know Nick Denton as the founder of io9's parent company,
Gawker Media. Today he's a notorious media entrepreneur, but his
inspiration began with science fiction. My first conversation with him
was about the Syfy series Battlestar Galactica. Later, he
revealed that he'd read Isaac Asimov's celebrated Foundation series as a
teenager, and it allowed him to see the world in a whole new way. This
afternoon from 1:00-2:00 PM PST, he's here to talk to you about how Foundation
and other works of science fiction can lead to building things in the
real world, whether those things are companies or space elevators or
longevity treatments.
This conversation with Nick Denton is different from all the other
ones because he's here as a science fiction fan. Ask him how his
engagement with Asimov's work has helped inspire a site like io9, or any
of our sister sites: Jezebel, Lifehacker, Kotaku, Gizmodo, Gawker,
Jalopnik and Deadspin. Talk to him about what SF he enjoys now, and
whether his obsession with dystopian stories has an effect on how he
makes financial decisions. Please keep your questions relevant to the
Foundation series or science fiction — and be polite!
Get started asking questions now, and Nick will answer as many as he can while he's here.
Want to know more about Foundation? Read io9's in-depth series on these incredible books.
(Read the article at the link above.)
Get started asking questions now, and Nick will answer as many as he can while he's here.Want to know more about Foundation? Read io9's in-depth series on these incredible books.
(Read the article at the link above.)
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