Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress turns 60 this year and it hasn't aged the way you'd expect.

Space Admiral Kandas and Shane Space Cadet Second Class welcome visiting dignitary Kevin Thompson, cyber law attorney at Levin Ginsburg and founder of the Legal and Other Professionals Sci-Fi and Fantasy Readers Book Club, to talk about a lunar revolution that feels uncomfortably familiar.

We get into Mike, the self-aware computer who just wanted friends, the concept of TANSTAAFL, what Heinlein got right about AI governance before AI existed, and why this Cold War time capsule keeps finding new readers every generation.

Kevin's been rereading this one for decades. By the end of this conversation, you'll know exactly why.

Kevin Thompson, Cyber Law Attorney

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Also mentioned in this episode: Gratitude Geek Episode 237 with Kevin Thompson on copyright law and AI: https://kandasrodarte.com/237

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