Chapter 3. Technology That Ships Broken

Now that James has taken us through a tour of some of the countercultures and subcultures that led to steampunk, let’s go talk to someone who knows a whole heck of a lot about it!

Cory Doctorow is an activist, pioneering blogger and technological commentator (Boing Boing), science fiction writer (Little Brother, Makers, and many more) and self-confessed massive fan of steampunk. Brian travels to London to chat with Cory about his take on the subculture and what it means for the future of technology. Cory always has an opinion and his passion and conviction is startlingly intense. He’s been thinking and writing about these things for years. Brian travels to London to talk with him about the deeper cultural ...

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