Director, Center for Science and the Imagination Associate Professor @ASU. I write research experiment for better futures. He/him. Tweets my own.
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THAT'S RIGHT. A FUTURE TENSE FICTION PODCAST!
24 Mar 2023
You heard right! Future Tense Fiction has a new podcast.
Tune in tomorrow for a conversation between @Annaleen and @themadstone about "When Robot and Crow Saved East St. Louis."
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In which I discuss imagination and the future of learning
22 Mar 2023
In every school, students learn about history—why not the future? On the latest episode of @asueducation's Learning Futures podcast, CSI director @zonal and learning scientist @szuiker discuss futures thinking in K12 education: learning-futures.simplecast.…
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In which I opine on what might happen if we replace search bars with chatbots @FutureTenseNow: slate.com/technology/2023/03…
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Ed Finn retweeted
1 Nov 2022
(1/2) This conversation with @zonal, like his Center for Science and the Imagination (@imaginationASU), is a bounty of audacious ideas and a widening of imaginative capacity
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Ed Finn retweeted
25 Oct 2022
Our festival of futures @asuemerge is looking for volunteers on Nov 19 to help before, during, and after the event @MesaArtsCenter. Water, a meal, and snacks provided! Learn more and register: emerge.asu.edu/volunteer-at-…
ALT A black apron reading "Emerge 2022: Eating at the Edges," and formatted like a nutritional label on food or drink.
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Ed Finn retweeted
24 Oct 2022
The data is in... Students in @ASU's #DreamscapeLearn biology #VR course had significantly higher lab grades and stronger engagement than peers who participated in the traditional lab course. #highered #edtech news.asu.edu/20221021-creati…
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24 Oct 2022
Read the latest story in our Us in Flux project—“The Island,” by @snarkbat, about ability and disability, journalism, and creating adaptable communities: csi.asu.edu/projects/usinflu…
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Ed Finn retweeted
19 Oct 2022
Bringing Sundance, Tribeca, Venice to @ASU campus! Announcing VR film series, in partnership with @wonderspaces. Screenings only on @ASU campus, in the School of Arts, Media, and Engineering @ASU_ArtsMedia.
Starts Halloween weekend. Grab tix now!
arizona.wonderspaces.com/vr-…
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Ed Finn retweeted
18 Oct 2022
Our festival of futures @asuemerge is coming up on Saturday, Nov 19 @MesaArtsCenter! It’s free and open to everyone, with activities for all ages. Bring your appetite and explore “eating at the edges,” the future of food: emerge.asu.edu
ALT The word "Emerge" made up of grains of wild rice, against a gold background.
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How often do you get to call a Utopian Hotline? Come dial up the future through daytime hours at the call center and evening performances, all at the amazing @asumixcenter in downtown Mesa this week! herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/e…
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It’s such a thrill to be working with @DrSianProctor this year!
3 Oct 2022
We're delighted to welcome the polymathic @DrSianProctor, our new artist explorer in residence, hosted along with our friends at @II_ASU, @SESEASU, and @ASUTheCollege! news.asu.edu/20220930-creati…
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6 Oct 2022
Join us for the 4th International Conference on Anticipation, @Anticipation22, to explore futures thinking, justice, decolonizing anticipation, new media for visualizing futures, and more! Virtual conference on Nov 4 in-person, Tempe, AZ Nov 16-18: na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newr…
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Ed Finn retweeted
5 Oct 2022
Visit emerge.asu.edu to learn more about our festival of the future, coming up on Saturday, November 19 in Mesa, AZ!
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This was a great conversation:
5 Oct 2022
ICYMI: Watch the video of our event “Designing the Future with Applied Sci-Fi,” featuring @bruces @darthjulian @anabjain @worldbldg @radha_mistry , moderated by @BDJFuturist! youtu.be/meALupEOPHw
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3 Oct 2022
Congratulations to Arts, Media and Engineering student, Ivan Mendoza on accepting this great opportunity with The Smithsonian's National Space and Air Museum!
@ASUHIDA
#MeetLMSP Ivan Mendoza, intern at @airandspace with the practicum project "Estrellas y Cuentos: A Latinofuturism Oral History Project." Ivan looks forward to showcasing his Mexican American heritage through all the skills he's learned at @ASU_ArtsMedia.
ALT Ivan Mendoza, intern at the Smithsonian Latino Museum Studies Program.
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Ed Finn retweeted
30 Sep 2022
Our latest piece of fiction with @FutureTenseNow: “Yellow,” a story by @bpladek about quantifying risk, and the challenges of learning to live with it. slate.com/technology/2022/09…
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Ed Finn retweeted
28 Sep 2022
Still the Best Design Fiction explainer video...simple, straightforward, no boss fights, no academic gobbledegook. Just design fiction.
youtu.be/t_UT78JOauM
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Ed Finn retweeted
29 Sep 2022
"Design fiction is really Design when done well. It's not just a form of popular fiction, like science fiction is. Fundamentally, you really need to understand design." @dbrucehi on power of Design Fiction to shape futures to open @imaginationASU panel w/ @BDJFuturist
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Kicking off an amazing panel on design fiction and #appliedscifi, moderated by @BDJFuturist--such a great lineup! Happening now, leading off with the great Bruce Sterling! Part of our Applied Sci Fi project led by @KevinBankston.
csi.asu.edu/applied-sci-fi/
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.@darthjulian: Trying to find out how science fiction can be more responsible. How can you articulate a vision of the future that is more habitable? That seed of possibility--you start pausing on it, reading about it.