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Jon Evans

Jon Evans (@rezendi) is the author of the fantasy novel Beasts of New York and several thrillers including Dark Places and Invisible Armies. Born and raised in Canada, he now lives and works in the tech industry in San Francisco.
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Arts & Culture

Ursula Le Guin Taught Me That Everything I Knew About Sci-fi Was Wrong

January 26, 2018November 11, 2019 - by Jon Evans

In a male-dominated genre, her novels stood out as a new way to write speculative fiction

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Environment

It Is Engineers, Not Politicians, Who Can Solve Climate Change

June 13, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Jon Evans

We don’t need another climate accord. We need cheap solar panels and electric cars

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Technology

How to Fix Fake News

December 13, 2016November 19, 2019 - by Jon Evans

There will always be people who believe lies—but we can solve that

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Illustration by Liji Jinaraj
Technology

Chatbot Fail

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 - by Jon Evans

Why the new fad might be a waste of time, and why that doesn’t matter

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