We Begin Where Infinity Ends
“We Begin Where Infinity Ends” is a Mundane science fiction (MSF). It is a term coined by the writer Geoff Ryman to describe science fiction set on Earth with a plausible extension of our current technology. It is a story of three young adults, Naeto, Gozi and River. The three friends built environmentally friendly fluorescent…
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Suggested discussion points
1. What other existing technologies could be repurposed to be environmentally friendly, just like the Naeto, Gozi, and River-adapted fluorescent tubes? Elaborate on this modification.
2. Exposure to his father’s invention reshaped Naeto into a child inventor. In what ways could education in Africa be reshaped to encourage an earlier encounter with technology, especially in villages and economically disadvantaged places?
3. What implications could a young adult inventor in a story have for the education of young adults?
4. Is the technology introduced in the story plausible? What suggestions could be added to improve it to achieve the same aim as the story?
5. Do you ever see yourself experimenting with building that technology in the story? Elaborate on why you chose your answer.
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