Talking to Robots

Duncan writes the way good teachers teach, conversational, yet informed … [he] is a popularizer and storyteller. - USA Today

A riveting read. - Time Magazine

A brilliant chronicle of encounters with our future selves.

A refreshing variation on the will-intelligent-robots-bring-Armageddon genre … this colorful mixture of expert futurology and quirky speculation does not disappoint. - Kirkus

Praise for The Calendar:

The Calendar sparkles. Gripping, expansive and scholarly, it will be indispensable reading for years to come. Duncan has achieved a rare feat in turning something ordinary into an extraordinary metaphor of life. - Observer

Praise for Experimental Man:

In sweeping the reader up in his quest, Duncan shows what good reporting and storytelling can do. His narrative method - part mystery tale, part voyeuristic drama - humanizes complex information, educates and entertains. - San Francisco Chronicle

Praise for The Calendar:

As the new millennium approaches, this fine book will prove to all readers that the establishment of a consistent and useful calendar is no dull work of drones and bean counters, but one of humanity’s greatest achievements and the embodiment of our culture, history and progress.

Praise for Experimental Man:

It’s not often you get to read a book mailed back from the future.