I’ve recently published a novel, A Dark Matter of Memory.  It explores the possibility that dark matter (which is a placeholder for unknown parts of the universe) might retain patterns of history.  Not only was it a great deal of fun to write, it’s also a different way of approaching social systems design.  What possibilities can we imagine, which might then shape the work that creates them? “A Dark Matter of Memory is a love story set in a future beyond nation-states. Alfred Medupe, a young scientist from the African Region, is exploring the possibility of finding memory in dark matter. Then a tragedy makes his search more personal. Is…