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The Imaginary
What could be said about the act of using one's imagination?
The capacity to foresee the future?
What kind of “hook” could one use in a presentation?
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A human characteristic
“The human being is the only animal that thinks about the future. (…)
Until a chimp “knows” about the law of gravity (…) until it weeps at the thought of growing old alone, or smiles as it contemplates its summer vacations, or turns down a fudgsicle because it already looks fat in shorts, I will stand by my version (…) we think about the future in a way no other animal can, does, or even has, and this simple, ubiquitous, ordinary act is a defining feature of our humanity.”
Daniel Gilbert – renowned psychologist from Harvard University
But why????
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Our brain allows us to “plan”.
The human brain is equipped with a part that allows us to make “plans” and “predictions”: the frontal lobe.
Amusingly enough, it is also the source of “anxiety”.
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History of Sci-fi
You can't risk not to mention the first prominent authors of science-fiction.
H.G Wells Aldous Huxley
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History of Sci-fi
And of course the BIG THREE of Science-fiction.
750 + novels and short stories.
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Nowadays