Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now is a science fiction short story by Leonard Rubin, originally published in the early 1960s in Galaxy Magazine. The narrative is set in a futuristic world and centers on the implications of advanced inventions, particularly a device called the radiocompressor, which manipulates perceptions and reality. The story follows characters in a medical setting as they confront a critical emergency involving a patient incapacitated by his own invention, revealing themes of technology, corporate control, and ethical dilemmas in a society influenced by powerful advertising interests.