EXTROPIA
Second Life®'s Future-Forward Community

David Brin in Extropia

We'll host a full day of events, but the cornerstone will be a special appearance at Sophrosyne's Saturday Salon by novelist, futurist and gadfly David Brin! Soph will interview David in an open discussion event in the Central Nexus in Extropia Core, from 1 to 2:30 PM Pacific Time.

David Brin is a scientist, speaker, technical consultant and world-known author. His novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. At least a dozen have been translated into more than twenty languages.

His 1989 ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web*. A 1998 movie, directed by Kevin Costner, was loosely based on The Postman.

Brin serves on advisory committees dealing with subjects as diverse as national defense and homeland security, astronomy and space exploration, SETI and nanotechnology, future/prediction and philanthropy. His non-fiction book, The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy?, deals with secrecy in the modern world. It won the Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association.

As a speaker and on television, David Brin shares unique insights, serious and humorous, about ways that changing technology may affect our future lives. Brin lives in San Diego County with his wife, three children, and a hundred very demanding trees.

Second Skies Hosts Dogfighting & Flight Demos

Extropia proudly hosts a Second Life legend, Gaius Goodliffe's Second Skies, the premier home of aerospace craft and combat! Based in Extropia's Skies of Tomorrow region Gaius will host an open air combat game on Yuri's Night - fly, dodge and fight across Extropia's six sims (400,000 square kilometers!) of open skies!

Aircraft and airships will be available for touring and purchase - fill our skies with silvered zeppelins! Soviet spacecraft and boosters will also be around for your inspection.

Be sure to visit Gaius's facilities in Low Earth Orbit in Extropia Core for the best planetary views this side of the International Space Station!

Extropia is a community of Second Life® residents sharing a common desire to build a positive, beautiful, empowering future for all. Extropia is a place where residents are encouraged to work and play together, and creativity is encouraged. We have no ideology beyond a belief that humanity’s future can be improved through its own ingenuity.