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Neal Stephenson coined the term “metaverse” in his seminal 1992 sci-fi hit novel “Snow Crash.” Now he’s helming a metaverse blockchain company called Lamina1 and advocating for one free and open metaverse. He spoke to Dan Roberts and Stephen Graves at length about what he got right and wrong in “Snow Crash,” goggles and flat screens, Big Tech, NFTs and digital ownership, and more.
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Hosts and guests:
Dan Roberts
Twitter: @readDanwrite
Stephen Graves
Twitter: @stephengraves
Neal Stephenson
Twitter: @nealstephenson
Podcast thumbnail art by Grant Kempster
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