At ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination, we create visions of the future that are inclusive, imaginative, and inspiring.
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This summer, our Solar Tomorrows Fellows created learning materials for all ages about solar tech and opportunities in AZ. Read more over at @asunews and check out the materials for K-12, informal and lifelong learning journalism: news.asu.edu/20230911-global…
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30 Aug 2023
It's Frankenstein Day, folks! Celebrated every year on 8/30 to honor Mary Shelley, who was born #OTD in 1797.
A good opportunity to re-up our beautiful edition of her classic novel, expanded with essays & annotations: mitpress.mit.edu/97802625332… (#OpenAccess edition available)
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24 Aug 2023
We're excited for the debut collaborative science fiction novel from The Nova Aera Collective. 8 writers and artist at @ASU came to imagine a compelling futuristic world 'Nova Aera'.
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23 Aug 2023
1960s Peruvian speculative fiction. Nier: Replicant. Preparing journalists to cover artificial intelligence. Read the latest issue of Imaginary Papers, our quarterly newsletter, featuring writing from Mateo Díaz Choza and Devan Hakkal! mailchi.mp/asu.edu/imaginary…
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22 Aug 2023
Our friend collaborator @andresDCmtz reflects on the difficulty of thinking precisely about the future, and the dangers of nostalgia and unrelenting gloom: slate.com/technology/2023/08…
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Supporting veterans in transition: Marine veteran & @imaginationASU’s Bob Beard launched the Veterans Imagination Project to empower veterans with future thinking and collaborative imagination skills. Learn more from the current cohort: ow.ly/LSWk50P8Pky
ALT Marissa Sanchez, a third-year food and nutrition entrepreneurship student and a member of the current Veterans Imagination Project cohort, takes a picture of her imagined future during the Future Visions showcase.
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30 Jun 2023
Watch the latest CSI Skill Tree, featuring the science fiction roleplaying game @CitizenSleeper, with developer @JumpOvertheAge author, researcher, and solarpunk editor @pheebs_w: youtu.be/DYn25fNA0Pk
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29 Jun 2023
ICYMI: Watch the video of our event “Reimagining the Future of [X],” part of our Applied Sci-Fi Project! Featuring @Annaleen, Tobias Buckell, @august_cole, @shrapnelofme @torystephens: youtu.be/3QRTm7zUlGo
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16 Jun 2023
Love to see @imaginationASU works in the wild! Phillip M Crosby discusses Paolo Bacigalupi’s “Efficiency” from the collection at #unbuilding23. You can download the book for free from ASU CSI’s website! csi.asu.edu/books/cities-of-…
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15 Jun 2023
Delighted to be partnering with @co_futures on this virtual conference! You can watch the livestream at conference.cofutures.org/202….
15 Jun 2023
Interested in "Community Speculations and Technopolitics"? The 2023 CoFUTURES Virtual Conference is starting today! Check out our 3 day-program filled with exciting keynote speeches, paper presentations, artistic performances, and roundtables collaborated with @imaginationASU.
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9 Jun 2023
Can science fiction help us navigate the challenges of the 21st century? Read listen to CSI's @zonal, along with @gerrycanavan and @ytashawomack, pondering that question and more on @cbcradio: cbc.ca/radio/spark/sci-fi-st…
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7 Jun 2023
Congratulations to @AtGreenblatt, whose Future Tense Fiction story "If We Make It Through This Alive," about a road race across a future U.S. reshaped by climate chaos, is a finalist for the 2023 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (alongside a number of other amazing stories)!
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Join us June 14 at 9am Pacific for “Reimagining the Future of [X],” a conversation featuring @Annaleen, Tobias S. Buckell, @august_cole, @shrapnelofme, @torystephens @KevinBankston! Learn more and register (it’s free): csi.asu.edu/calendar/events/…
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24 May 2023
.@imaginationASU, @NewAmerica and @Slate’s partnership is making waves in Hollywood, catching moviemakers' attention with its innovative storytelling.
@FutureTenseNow's “This, But Again,” is being adapted into a film to be directed by actor @BenStiller: ow.ly/c0yt50OuZjv
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20 May 2023
ASU's Leonardo Imagination Fellowship, virtual and open to people everywhere, designed to support the development of all kinds of digital-media projects, is call for applications!
I have been working with ASU for several projects and cannot recommend it more!
DDL: June 2!
4 May 2023
We're proud to announce our second Imagination Fellowship program, in collaboration with @LeonardoISAST, exploring Planetary Health Futures! Applications are due by June 2.
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18 May 2023
C. S. Lewis writes science fiction. Africanfuturist cinema. A new collection edited by @chineloonwualu. Read the latest issue of Imaginary Papers, our quarterly newsletter, featuring writing from @jennahanchey @ek_wagner! mailchi.mp/asu.edu/imaginary…
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9 May 2023
We need creative stories that envision positive climate futures—ones to work towards, not prevent against.
Ed Finn (@Zonal) and Joey Eschrich of @imaginationASU and @FutureTenseNow discuss why climate optimism is a necessary tool.
☁ Read more: bit.ly/3Zktf2c
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8 May 2023
Read CSI’s Joey Eschrich over at @FutureTenseNow on the space-opera videogame trilogy Mass Effect, and its obsession with transportation and infrastructure: slate.com/technology/2023/05…
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4 May 2023
We're proud to announce our second Imagination Fellowship program, in collaboration with @LeonardoISAST, exploring Planetary Health Futures! Applications are due by June 2.
Applications for the 2023 @LeonardoISAST Imagination Fellowship are now open! Participants will explore experimental media projects related to topics like climate, human well-being and democracy. Fellows will receive mentorship and a $6,000 stipend.
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2 May 2023
Our latest piece of fiction with @FutureTenseNow: “Escape Worlds,” a story by @kchessok about video games, the uncanniness of personalized media, and the futility of escape: slate.com/technology/2023/04…
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2 May 2023
And don’t miss the response essay by video game designer @lizfiacco: slate.com/technology/2023/04…
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