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Show Notes
Polymath Rudy Rucker is the author of some 40 books, including a many science-fiction novels, and he's a computer scientist, a painter, and a mathematician. In the 1980s his novels dealt with issues of identity and reality in an age increasingly dominated by computers, and helped found the cyberpunk movement.
Rudy is also a relative of podcast host Chris. As well as blood ties they have a lot in common: a love of computing, of storytelling, and careers which have sat on the cutting edge of future tech. It's interesting to hear the differences and similarities between Chris and Rudy's generations, such as Rudy's thoughts on artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and quantum computing. He's full of handy tips for writers, including the virtues of self-publishing, and how to get over that fear of the blank page.