Machine Dreams of the Tech Barons

Silicon Valley oligarchs are pursuing science-fiction ambitions of immortality and interstellar conquest, with origins in post-Darwinian and colonial thinking.

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Journal
Current History
Published
2025-10-27
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.2025.124.865.318
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Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
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Machine Dreams of the Tech Barons

Duncan Bell
Current History
Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
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Machine Dreams of the Tech Barons

Duncan Bell
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Abstract

Silicon Valley oligarchs are pursuing science-fiction ambitions of immortality and interstellar conquest, with origins in post-Darwinian and colonial thinking.

Current HistoryVol. 124(865)
Openalex Percentile: Top 71%
Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
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