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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Our thanks to Madeline Ashby, A.S. Fields, Jenni Hill, Tim Maughan, Lydia Nicholas and Michael Rathbone for writing the stories included in this anthology. We would also like to thank all of the authors that submitted story concepts for consideration to be included in this anthology. Thanks too to Simon Ings who edited the stories and provided valuable support throughout this project. Thank you to Roger Highfield, Brigitte Nerlich, Matthew Clarke and David Kirby for their essays and to Chris Butler, Jonathan Grant and Laura Piddock for their insightful comments. The illustrations were designed and produced by Mike Stout. This anthology was conceived of and managed by Joshua Ryan- Saha and Lydia Nicholas. Nesta is an innovation charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life. We are dedicated to supporting ideas that can help improve all our lives, with activities ranging from early–stage investment to in–depth research and practical programmes. www.nesta.org.uk ©Nesta 2015
INFECTIOUS <strong>FUTURES</strong> STORIES OF THE POST–ANTIBIOTIC APOCALYPSE FOREWORD 4 Roger Highfield INTRODUCTION 6 Comments RESISTANCE AND ESCAPISM: THE RISKS AND 9 REWARDS OF DISASTER STORIES Brigitte Nerlich and Matthew Clarke THE GHOST OF MICROBES FUTURE 12 David A. Kirby Stories Ayanda 14 A.S. Fields Transmission 21 Tim Maughan They Want to Live Too 27 Jenni Hill Causes 33 Lydia Nicholas Sting 40 Madeline Ashby Night Shift 44 Michael Rathbone
Page 1: INFECTIOUS FUTURES STORIES OF THE P
Page 5 and 6: Foreword the creation of a cheap, a
Page 7 and 8: Introduction term journey towards a
Page 9 and 10: Resistance and Escapism: The Risks
Page 11 and 12: Resistance and Escapism: The Risks
Page 13 and 14: The Ghost of Microbes Future demons
Page 15 and 16: Ayanda IT WASN’T so much pain as
Page 17 and 18: Ayanda Life became a system of prev
Page 19 and 20: Ayanda “Of course he does,” sai
Page 21 and 22: Transmission Transmission Tim Maugh
Page 23 and 24: Transmission greying paper face-mas
Page 25 and 26: Transmission baseball caps, hoods.
Page 27 and 28: They Want to Live Too They Want to
Page 29 and 30: They Want to Live Too restore it. G
Page 31 and 32: They Want to Live Too hard to tell
Page 33 and 34: Causes Causes Lydia Nicholas 33
Page 35 and 36: Causes But an heir to the throne, e
Page 37 and 38: Causes Blink. Someone is running up
Page 39 and 40: Causes Your nephew - you’ll send
Page 41 and 42: Sting “YOU’RE FAT,” his mothe
Page 43 and 44: Sting “Quiet down,” one of the
Page 45 and 46: Night Shift TB EPIDEMIC linked to i
Page 47 and 48: Night Shift An emaciated middle-age
Page 49 and 50: Night Shift He lets out his breath
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