When Neil Gaiman @neilhimself asked me to write a story for a speculative fiction anthology a dozen years ago, “Human Intelligence” was the result. On my public radio show and podcast Studio 360, we produced an audio adaptation that ran annually for years, and here it is again. Enjoy! And Merry Christmas! https://www.wnyc.org/story/112121-kurt-andersens-human-intelligence-a-holiday-tale/
Kurt Andersen's "Human Intelligence: A Holiday Tale" | Studio 360 | WNYC

Ah, Christmas. Time to sit around the fire with eggnog and tell stories of... extraterrestrial spies?

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And if you’d like to read it instead or as well, here’s a link to the story, republished a couple of years ago. https://futurehuman.medium.com/human-intelligence-2c6506ca8649
Human Intelligence - Future Human

The acclaimed, best-selling writer Kurt Andersen, author of 'Fantasyland,' 'Evil Geniuses,' and 'Turn of the Century,' has teamed up with Future Human to share a timely and resonant speculative tale of Arctic science, the great unknown —and Santa.

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@kurt What a delightful story! Still touching hearts that want to believe... Christmas comes again.

@kurt @neilhimself

A lovely story.

Thanks for sharing!

@kurt @neilhimself I just pulled this off my shelf and reread it. It’s been a while and it is still utterly delightful. Thank you for reminding me of it.