A conversation about science fiction author Cordwainer Smith, real name Paul M. A. Linebarger, author of the award-winning novella "Scanners Live in Vain", and the US Army's favorite Cold War textbook, "Psychological Warfare".

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How science fiction influenced American psychological warfare | Universe of Art | WNYC Studios

When you think about connections between science and war, the obvious links are in technology—advanced radar, spy satellites, more powerful explosives—and in medical innovations that ...

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