Hacker News with Generative AI: Imagination

'We remember as true things that never even happened': Julian Barnes (theguardian.com)
The Booker-prize winning novelist reflects on the times in his life when recollection and imagination have intertwined, and wonders whether we can ever rely on our brains to provide us with the truth
Memory, Literature, Imagination, Truth
6 points by bookofjoe 17 days ago | 0 comments
The muscular imagination of Iain M. Banks: a future you might want (robinsloan.com)
When I peer into the far reaches of science fictional imagination, way out beyond the easy extrapolations and consensus futures, beyond the Blade Runners and the Star Treks, the name that looms largest is Iain M. Banks.
Science Fiction, Authors, Imagination
231 points by fanf2 206 days ago | 258 comments
Deep aphantasia: What it's like to have no visual imagination or inner voice (psypost.org)
Psychology, Mental Health, Neuroscience, Imagination
6 points by clockworksoul 253 days ago | 1 comments