In this week's #FreeFictionFriday feature, "Bigfeet" by @thekibosch.bsky.social , a group of scientists successfully brings an extinct species back from the dead: the elusive Bigfoot. The main problem? It never actually existed in the first place! 🔗 slate.com/technology/2...
Our new book, Sound Systems, features speculative fiction and art, alongside essays from musicians, music educators, arts leaders, activists, and scholars, including thinkers from the fields of civil engineering, learning science, and public health.
Join us at Tempe's Majestic Neighborhood Cinema Grill on Wednesday, October 15, at 7 PM for a showing of "The Matrix Reloaded." This standalone screening will feature a talk by Rizwan Virk, bestselling author of The Simulation Hypothesis.
Join us in commemorating Black Speculative Fiction Month at Arizona State University! This series of events on October 16 explores how artists, scholars, and cultural leaders use speculative storytelling to imagine more just and inclusive futures. 🔗 asuevents.asu.edu?searchText=b...
Don't miss Mars Attacks! at 7 PM MST on Wednesday at Tempe's Majestic Neighborhood Cinema Grill! Prior to the film, join us for a discussion with @deschscoveries.bsky.social, a Professor of Astrophysics in the School of Earth and Space Exploration.
In this week's #FreeFictionFriday pick, "Scent of the Freetails" by @Deji Bryce Olukotun, we're introduced to Raj, a man visiting his sister-in-law's off-grid community with his family. But the town of La Estrella has garnered quite a reputation, leaving Raj with concerns. issues.org/scent-freeta...
Happy Black Speculative Fiction Month! We're celebrating with a series of lectures and events with Afrofuturist Ingrid LaFleur, exploring how artists and scholars use tools of imagination to engage with diverse perspectives and possibilities for a better world. 🔗 asuevents.asu.edu?searchText=b...
Get ready for a night of Martian madness for the third showing of our History of the Future film series, "Mars Attacks!" Grab tickets from Majestic Theaters and dive into this stellar cult classic with @deschscoveries.bsky.social on Wednesday, October 8, at 7 PM!
In a recent interview with the Center for Science and the Imagination, Brenda Cooper joined us on Zoom to discuss her latest collection of speculative fiction and share insights into her lifelong fascination with the future and the role of imagination in shaping it.
In this week's #FreeFictionFriday response essay, urban planner and CEO Kate Gordon discusses the world presented in Pippa Goldschmidt's "The Way Out," exploring how we emotionally distance ourselves from disaster until it's at our doorstep.
In this week's #FreeFictionFriday pick, "The Way Out" by @pippagoldschmidt.bsky.social, we're introduced to Drover, a solitary researcher who spends his time carefully monitoring bat heart rates, flight patterns, and behavior, to help predict oncoming natural disasters.
Check out the latest episode of @progressntwrk.bsky.social "What Could Go Right?", in which CSI Founding Director Ed Finn joins Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas to discuss the intersection between sci-fi and real-world science in our daily lives.
🤖Can today’s science fiction become tomorrow’s guidebook for change?
🎙️TPN founder Zachary Karabell & TPN exec. director Emma Varvaloucas sat down with @edfinn.bsky.social the visionary behind @imaginationasu.bsky.social & academic director of Future Tense, to talk about it
Catch Ghostbusters at 7 PM MST this Wednesday at Tempe's Majestic Neighborhood Cinema Grill!
Before the film, enjoy a discussion with Jenna Hanchey, a senior global futures scholar and assistant professor at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication.
In this week’s #FreeFictionFriday feature, “Out of Ash,” by futurist and sci–fi author Brenda Cooper, Washington’s governor relocates and builds a new state capital after historic Olympia is flooded and destroyed. The only problem with New Olympia? No one’s moved in! 🔗 slate.com/technology/2...
Get ready for another showing in our History of the Future film series with the 1984 classic Ghostbusters! Grab your tickets from Majestic Theaters and dive into this supernatural comedy with @jennahanchey.bsky.social on Wednesday, September 24, at 7 PM. 🔗 www.majesticphx.com/movie/Histor...
Check out the premiere of @issuesinst.bsky.social's "Not Now, But Soon," a brand new podcast miniseries that challenges the stories we often tell about disasters and explores how we can use speculative fiction to create better futures and policies.
In this week’s #FreeFictionFriday feature, “Galansiyang,” by author Sigrid Marianne Gayangos, Community 3 has stripped language down to its most simple form. Community members now speak in short, direct sentences using as few words as necessary. csi.asu.edu/story/galans...
In this week’s #FreeFictionFriday pick, “Things That Bend, But Don’t Break”, teenager Tanama is offered acceptance to Columbia University. But driven by her motivation to improve her home from within, Tanama declines and sets out to better her and the community’s future. csi.asu.edu/story/san-ju...
Check out this week’s #FreeFictionFriday, “The Middle” by author @erinkwagner.bsky.social , in which a Michelin-starred restaurant installs a robotic sous-chef, and the human staff walk out. Nate, the head chef, is the only one who remains to oversee the transition.
The latest issue of Imaginary Papers, a quarterly newsletter about science fiction worldbuilding, futures thinking, and the imagination, is out now! 🔗 mailchi.mp/asu.edu/imag...
In this week’s #FreeFictionFriday feature, “Divided Light,” by Corey S. Pressman, Radrian leaves behind his fast-paced city to visit the desert-dwelling Ramish community. Amidst the cultural differences of the Oasis, he begins to see the world and himself in a new light. csi.asu.edu/story/smallr...
Start your engines, today is History of the Future’s first screening! Catch Death Race 2000 at 7 PM MST tonight at Tempe’s Majestic Neighborhood and Cinema Grill! Before the film, enjoy a discussion with acclaimed author and professor @mdbell79.bsky.social !
This week’s #FreeFictionFriday feature by @indrapramitdas.bsky.social follows Varuna, a young Earthling visiting Mars. Traveling with their wealthy family on vacation, Varuna rejects the luxurious resorts and tourist-curated tours and searches for something real. issues.org/futuretensef...
