The Rapture of the Nerds

Synopsis

[Read by John Lee] At the dusk of the twentyfirst century, Earth has a population of roughly a billion hominids. The splintery metaconsciousness of the solar system has largely sworn off its preposthuman cousins dirtside, but its minds sometimes wander, spamming Earth's networks with plans for disastrously disruptive technologies. Until the overminds bore of stirring Earth's anthill, there's Tech Jury Service: randomly selected humans charged with assessing dozens of new inventions and ruling on whether to let them loose. Young Huw, a technophobic misanthrope, has been selected for the latest jury, a task he does his best to perform despite a number of setbacks.