Wonderfest, a West Coast organization that promotes public interest in science, has chosen Seth to win its Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization. Sponsored by Google, the prize was awarded during a ceremony held in a nobby San Francisco restaurant on January 7. Several dozen tech industry glitterati were in attendance. The evening wrapped up as Seth gave a short talk on what he thinks will be the major developments of the 21st century.
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