Yay! This is a very fun project where academics were asked to take a swing at what the future might hold--something we're often reluctant to do.
I've got a chapter on super/semiconductors, and the coming revolution (or not?) in the material basis of computation.
staple the snack wrappers to your union cards to demonstrate dominance
I will be on CBC Radio's Just Asking talking data centres at 4pm on Saturday. Call in maybe? But no prank calls on live national radio!
(Q: Is your data centre running?
A: No, not yet. It takes a long time for these hyperscale projects to come online and they face increasing public resistance)
Fun new thing that happens when you publish a book:
Demons (scammers with LLMs) send you copious amounts of emails with bad summaries of your book, a list of asinine questions about it, and an offer for you to pay them money to feature your book in their fake book club.