![]() ![]() Most important to the plot: teleportation has become the en vogue method of transportation, via a mechanism called the Punch Escrow. Yes, it’s almost always raining in the future-people try not to think about where it comes from. 3D printers now more closely resemble Star Trek replicators, and while climate change and air pollution haven’t necessarily been solved, they’re being addressed with carbon-fume eating mosquitoes who excrete water. Nanotechnology and genetic engineering have become mainstream medicine. The world is neither a utopia nor a dystopia-things have pretty much progressed at their current pace. ![]() ![]() ![]() This interview has been edited for length and clarity. In this conversation with Nexus Media, Klein shares his perspective on science, technology and the future of our species. The book has created a stir among sci-fi fans, and there are already plans to adapt it to the big screen. In Tal Klein’s new novel, The Punch Escrow, humans have successfully tackled disease and climate change, but powerful corporations control everything. ![]()
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