Director, Center for Science and the Imagination + Associate Professor at Arizona State University. I write, research and experiment for better futures.
Ed Finn
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There are some gems in our latest edition of Imaginary Papers from ASU's Center for Science and the Imagination. I especially enjoyed Jason Nabi's writing on Asimov's three laws of robotics and the inherent gaps between language, meaning, and implementation.
Reflecting on editing as the remediation of failures and the humility of revision. The older I get, the more I have to learn!
Ed Finn
Fresh off the wire: a toolkit for speculative fiction writers interested in imagining hopeful climate futures: climatefictionwritersleague.substack.com/p/imagining-...
If you're interested in hopeful futures, Frankenstein, or how to rewild your mind, you might enjoy this conversation I had with Ruth Wylie, who runs the Center for Science and the Imagination with me, and Lisa Kay Solomon on her podcast How We Future: open.substack.com/pub/howwefut...
What happens when we start to think about imagination as a critical element of public health infrastructure? Delighted to share this new paper exploring the role of applied imagination in public health!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our new season of The Imagination Desk podcast is up! First up is a great conversation with leading imagination and creativity scholar Anna Abraham about the neuroscience of imagination, its intersections with AI, and how to navigate this brave new world.
open.spotify.com/show/7IQHQKr...
Attention futures fans! The Protopian Prize is launching May 1! Inviting artists, storytellers, and dreamers to share their vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles, & making real change. Hosted by @metagov.bsky.social and @publicai.network.
protopianprize.com
This Friday, join Future Tense Fiction for a conversation with author @monicabyrne13.bsky.social about worldbuilding in speculative fiction. We’ll discuss the social, scientific, and policy dimensions of her fictional worlds, and the tools she uses to create them.
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Ed Finn
The Protopian Prize is a fiction contest inviting you to share your
vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles,
and making real change. “Protopian”—a word coined by Kevin ...
What happens when an imminent threat becomes the centerpiece of culture? This question is at the heart of ‘Return to Sender’ by Sarena Ulibarri, our latest #freefictionfriday piece, and part of Our Radioactive Neighbors, CSI’s latest collection. Get a copy here! 🔗 : csi.asu.edu/books/radnei...
