Receiving the "Tech and Science Visionary" award from TGS

Receiving the "Tech and Science Visionary" award from TGS had me thinking:I keep returning to the sentiment that the most scalable version of my work- inspiring excitment in #science and #tech careers- is the creation of sci-fi. It'll require a huge time commitment, but it feels like the most important work I can apply my skillset to.

My work has required the accumulation of so much knowledge about present and future innovation, as well as some rather serious #media tech chops, like virtual production, building PCs, running a production company, Unreal Engine, etc.

It's not lost on me how few black men from Chicago get to the position to ponder humanity's future: AI, commercial spaceflight, CRISPR, blockchain.

Nor is it lost on me that almost all innovations we use today, from the smartphone to the rocket, were dreamed up in sci-fi novels before they became real.I'd like to become the visionary that dreams of our prosperous future, and brings those visions to life.

What do you all think about this newfound north star?

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