{"id":139458,"date":"2021-09-13T13:36:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T11:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=139458"},"modified":"2021-09-13T13:36:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T11:36:34","slug":"chen-qiufan-a-sci-fi-vision-of-life-in-2041","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=139458","title":{"rendered":"Chen Qiufan A sci-fi vision of life in 2041"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chen Qiufan: A sci-fi vision of life in 2041\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/chen_qiufan_a_sci_fi_vision_of_life_in_2041\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan doesn&#8217;t fear a dystopian future. 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