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罗伯特·索耶(Robert Sawyer),加拿大科幻小说家、未来学家。多次获得雨果奖和星云奖等科幻类奖项。索耶利用自己对各个科学领域的研究为政府部门或企业提供前瞻性的战略建议。最近他的著作《触发》和《人性分解》被翻译成中文出版。《人物》PORTRAIT=P罗伯特·索耶=S P:现代科幻的寓言无所不包,你最感兴趣的是什么?S:生命延长。人类寿命大量延长会深刻影响经济、人口,乃至太空计划:如果人口饱和,我们就会开发更多空间。我认为改变很快就会发生。唯一让我夜不能寐的问题是,“我到底属于只能活一个世纪的上一代,还是能活几个世纪的下一代的第一批?”P:所以你主要做这方面研究?S:不,我对各学科都有研究,这是做
Robert Sawyer, Canadian science fiction writer and futurist. Many won the Hugo and Nebula awards and other science fiction awards. Sawyer uses his research in all areas of science to provide forward-looking strategic advice to government agencies or businesses. His recent book “Triggering” and “Human Factorization” have been translated into Chinese. “Character” PORTRAIT = P Robert Sawyer = S P: Allegory of modern science fiction all-encompassing, what are you most interested in? S: Life prolongs. Extending the longevity of humankind will profoundly affect the economy, population, and even space programs: if the population is saturated we will have more space to develop. I think the change will happen soon. The only question that kept me awake at night was, “Am I the first generation of a generation that can only live a century or the first of a generation that can survive for centuries?” "P: So are you mainly doing research in this area? S: No, I have research in all disciplines. This is done