Over time, David Brin has published several essays and articles, sharing his opinion on various topics. Many of these writings are published on the Internet — unfortunately, they are scattered all over the Internet, which means you'll have to do a lot of Search & Surf to find them all.

But no more! I have gathered several of those articles and brought them together on this site — with the permission and help of David Brin himself. No more need for Search & Surf — if it was published online, you'll find it here (and if not, then it will be here later).


Giordano Bruno: A Pain in the Neck Who Would Be Treasured Today (Slashdot, February 17, 2000)
A piece about a forgotten hero of the Renaissance era.


A Quiet Adult: My Candidate for Man of the Century (Brin-L, November 19, 1999)
David Brin's candidate for Man of the Century.


Man of the Century (Brin-L, October 19, 1999)
David Brin's opinion about Time Magazine's "Person of the Century" poll.


An Addendum To David Brin's Critique Of The Star Wars Universe
Written In Respons To Several Hundred Emails…


"Star Wars" despots vs. "Star Trek" populists (Salon Magazine, June 15, 1999)
Why is George Lucas peddling an elitist, anti-democratic agenda under the guise of escapist fun?


What's wrong (and right) with "The Phantom Menace" (Salon Magazine, June 15, 1999)
A science-fiction author scours the new "Star Wars" film for signs of intelligent life.


A note on the Enlightenment, Romanticism and science fiction (Salon Magazine, June 15, 1999)
The heirs of Ben Franklin and those of Percy Shelley vie for the future.


Guns & The Insurrection Myth (Brin-L, May 7, 1999)


What Y2K Me Worry? (Brin-L, April 29, 1999)
"How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Y2K…"


A Short Q&A On Mars (Brin-L, April 7, 1999)


Questionnaire
An Informal Opinion Poll Regarding Certain "Fundamental Questions" of Politics, Ideology & Human Destiny (1999).


"Gorilla, My Dreams" (1996)


Neoteny and Two-Way Sexual Selection in Human Evolution
A paper from the Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems, vol.18(3), pp. 257-276, January 1996.


The Good and the Bad: Outlines of Tomorrow
An essay about the future. (1993)


The New Meme
An essay about how infectious ideas may affect human destiny. (1993)


The Imminent Dreams (Pt. 1) (1977, 1983)

Thinking Robots
David Brin's speech given at The Library & Information Technology Association.


The "Great Silence": the Controversy Concerning Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life (QJRAS, 1982)
Is it at all possible that Earth was visited by extraterrestrial intelligent life?