Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination brings writers, artists and other creative thinkers into collaboration with scientists, engineers and technologists to reignite humanity’s grand ambitions for innovation and discovery.
The center serves as a network hub for audacious moonshot ideas and a cultural engine for thoughtful optimism. We provide a space for productive collaboration between the humanities and the sciences, bring human narratives to scientific questions, and explore the full social implications of cutting-edge research.
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Upcoming events
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Nov 18, 2026 | History of the Future: Pacific Rim Majestic Neighborhood Cinema Grill: Tempe at 6:45 pm MST
Our recent books
A playful field guide to imagination: humanity’s greatest superpower and our only hope for surviving the twenty-first century.
A new annotated version of astrophysicist Jayant V. Narlikar’s iconic novel about a cybervirus attack by an alien species, with updated text and added material. Part of the Imagination, Annotated series.
A new annotated edition of Jules Verne’s classic, which considers the past, present, and future of spaceflight from scientific as well as humanistic angles. Part of the Imagination, Annotated series.
Listen to the Imagination Desk podcast
This week's episode of Griots and Galaxies features a conversation with hosts Chinelo Onwualu, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, and Jenna Hanchey, and guests Suyi Davies Okungbowa and Shingai Njeri Kagunda. Suyi is an award-winning author of nine novels, the latest of which are 'Lost Ark Dreaming', 'The Nameless Republic' trilogy, and 'The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda: A Black Panther Novel'. He earned his degree in creative writing for the University of Arizona and lives in Ontario, where he is a professor of creative writing at the University of Ottawa. You can find him online at Suyi Davies or via his newsletter, suyafterfife.com. Shingai is an Afro-surreal futurist storyteller from Nairobi, Kenya, with a literary arts MFA from Brown. Shingai's work has been featured in the Best American Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Year's Best African Speculative Fiction, and Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror. She was the co-editor of PodCastle Magazine, the co-editor-in-chief of Fantasy Magazine, and the co-founder of Voodoonauts. Shingai's second book and debut short story collection, 'Let the Star Explode', is forthcoming in 2027. In this episode, they discuss violence as it relates to speculative fiction and generating revolution, the importance of balancing fight and the creation of art with play, and how we can use play to open ourselves to our more artistically authentic minds.
This week's episode of Griots and Galaxies features a conversation with hosts Chinelo Onwualu, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, and guest Tendai Huchu, published under T.L. Huchu.
This week's episode of Griots and Galaxies features a conversation with hosts Jenna Hanchey and Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, and guests Chido Muchemwa and Mubanga Kalimamukwento.
Futures Thinking Tools
We have developed many tools over the years, here are a few you can try out with your own groups.
Futures by Choice | Futures by Chance
This exercise is a futures-thinking activity in which participants complete a timeline through which they imagine the next fifty years.
The Imagination Sketchbook
A self-guided introduction to exploring and expanding your imagination.
Solar Tomorrows Resources
A collection of resources to use with the books Weight of Light and Cities of Light for journalists, teachers and community group leaders.
