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    30 Nov 2021

    In Where Is My Flying Car?, J. Storrs Hall sets out to answer the book’s deceptively simple question. He begins with the history of flying cars and ends with a call for us to dream of a richer, bolder future. Available now 👇

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    Mar 21

    This, from , is such a fun, brief history of JR Licklider's myriad contributions as "the first prophet of the internet." Feat. & The Dream Machine :D

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    Mar 4
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  5. Feb 8

    “Where Is My Flying Car? is the most important book on technology policy written in the past quarter century,” writes in . “Hall has defined what is at stake if we fail to embrace a pro-progress policy vision going forward.”

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    Jan 26

    1/ 2.5 yrs ago I visited ’s library (TY, !). I walked away with more books than I could carry (TY, !) and an instant love for —so it’s a bit surreal to announce today that I’m switching gears to become its commissioning editor.

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  7. Jan 18

    “The design and engineering of a flying car is, perhaps surprisingly, one of the easier parts of the project.” Where Is My Flying Car? Author J. Storrs Hall shares 5 key insights from the book with :

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    Jan 8

    On Friday, Jan. 28, scientist and futurist writer J. Storrs Hall, Ph.D. joins hosts and to discuss technological progress, futurism, and the edition of Where Is My Flying Car? Join the SuperSalon:

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  9. Jan 4

    “The combination of Mr. Hall and Stripe makes for an unusual kind of book—argumentative, ornery, and technical yet ultimately inspiring.” reviews J. Storrs Hall’s Where Is My Flying Car?:

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    19 Dec 2021

    In this SuperSalon, scientist and futurist writer J. Storrs Hall, Ph.D. joins Interintellect hosts and to discuss the edition of Where Is My Flying Car? Join the discussion on Jan. 28:

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    8 Dec 2021

    Exciting SuperSalon coming up with J Storrs Hall 🚀 Hosted by and ✨ Thanks — and the folks working backstage at Interintellect for helping to make this happen!

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  12. 8 Dec 2021

    “Throughout the book, Hall asserts possible futures. ... He justifies these futures with the obsessive, hard-nosed analysis that only a first-rate mind can provide.” reviews Where Is My Flying Car? by J. Storrs Hall:

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    4 Nov 2021

    Here's a quick fly-by of the cover design iterations we went through for Where Is My Flying Car?

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  14. 18 Oct 2021

    “Fairchild blows up, and alumni create 150 chip companies. All of a sudden the entire infrastructure is here.” The Big Score author Michael S. Malone joined to discuss how Silicon Valley built the foundation for the entire technology industry.

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    5 Oct 2021

    Today we put books back in 3D, where they belong!

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  16. 1 Oct 2021

    And former Facebook chief security officer ’s tactical guide to trust and safety engineering.

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  17. 1 Oct 2021

    Vannevar Bush’s reflections on his work as the U.S.’s first science advisor and as an inventor, engineer, and educator, Pieces of the Action—updated with a new foreword from .

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  18. 1 Oct 2021

    Stripe Chief Corporate Advisor ’s playbook for high-growth management and leadership.

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  19. 1 Oct 2021

    Where Is My Flying Car? will be Stripe Press’s last title in 2021, and we’re excited to share some of our upcoming releases. They include:

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  20. 1 Oct 2021

    J. Storrs Hall’s 2018 book, Where Is My Flying Car?, is an impassioned account of technological stagnation that outlines a blueprint for a bolder future. The updated and revised edition is available for preorder now.

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