GLOSSARYSF TROPE
Cyberspace
IN PLAIN ENGLISH
In plain English
The shared virtual world of computer networks, a word William Gibson popularized in Neuromancer that's now everyday shorthand for the online world.
WORKS
See it in the wild.
ON THE SHOW
On the show.
- Ep 2 — Did science fiction invent our future? (02:16–04:13, 19:12–19:49): Rob's favorite example of sci-fi getting credit for the future, with a twist: Neuromancer has cyberspace and warring AIs, but its hero uses a payphone. Caitlin later notes that "cyberspace" has ascended away from its source and become part of everyday speech.
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