Science-Fiction Writers Help Government Prepare for Attacks of the Future - SIGMA,

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#story .gallery_container p.caption { display: none ! important; }#story .gallery_container p.strut { color: rgb(0, 0, 0); An image of the cover of one of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's books, "Oath of Fealty." The two are advising the government on threats as part of SIGMA.

 

It's the stuff of Hollywood storylines, but to the U.S. government such plots are potentially very real and very dangerous. So the government has turned to an unlikely source for help in identifying these threats: science-fiction writers.

Sci-fi writers were envisioning nightmarish scenarios like these well before the technology emerged to make them possible. Now the government is hoping their imagination will help protect against whatever may come next.

Some leading science-fiction writers and computer designers have formed SIGMA, the creation of prolific author Arlan Andrews, and they're offering their time — and minds — free of charge. Their only incentive is keeping America safe.

  • It's the stuff of Hollywood storylines, but to the U.S. government such plots are potentially very real and very dangerous. So the government has turned to an unlikely source for help in identifying these threats: science-fiction writerSci-fi writers were envisioning nightmarish scenarios like these well before the technology emerged to make them possible. Now the government is hoping their imagination will help protect against whatever may come next.
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