Hi HN, something I've been working on for awhile. Here's how it works:
- We hold sci-fi writing contests on particular scientific and technological topics. Ideally these contests will be sponsored by startups, research labs, and other organizations that want to promote their tech. E.g. a biotech startup sponsoring a contest about biology or CRISPR. Here's the first contest, for example:
https://dotscifi.com/contests/near-future-moon/
- The winners get crypto, cash, or other prizes.
- The stories are then published under a Creative Commons license, making them free to read and share. This will help promote science and tech to a larger audience.
The concept is somewhat similar to SciFutures [1], except that everyone can read the stories and our goal is to promote science and tech, not just create ideas for private companies.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14958329
- We hold sci-fi writing contests on particular scientific and technological topics. Ideally these contests will be sponsored by startups, research labs, and other organizations that want to promote their tech. E.g. a biotech startup sponsoring a contest about biology or CRISPR. Here's the first contest, for example:
https://dotscifi.com/contests/near-future-moon/
- The winners get crypto, cash, or other prizes.
- The stories are then published under a Creative Commons license, making them free to read and share. This will help promote science and tech to a larger audience.
The concept is somewhat similar to SciFutures [1], except that everyone can read the stories and our goal is to promote science and tech, not just create ideas for private companies.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14958329