Month: March 2013
Inventive Education: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Fragmented Knowledge
There is a current shift in education and a new direction that universities are taking to prepare students for a post-digital revolution world. In a technologically bound and dependent culture,
Knitting: Not Just for Your Grandma
New technologies are making it easier to communicate with loved ones who do not live very close. After years of birthdays, Christmas, and Weed Appreciation Day (come on, don’t act
Bruce Sterling Talks Emerge and CSI at SXSW Interactive
Each year at SXSW Interactive in Austin, TX, science fiction author, design critic and CSI Visionary in Residence Bruce Sterling delivers an epic state-of-the-planet rant, challenging the tech industry and
Spring Sci-Fi Event Supercluster!
CSI and our partners are lighting up Tempe with a cavalcade of exciting science fictional events over the next couple of weeks! We hope you can join the festivities: Science
Space Travel: My Experience in the Realm Between Science and Fiction
On March 7 the Center for Science and the Imagination and ASU’s School of Arts, Media and Engineering hosted filmmaker and photographer Ilana Rein. In this talk, Ilana presents a
iRobot, youRobot
At this point in time, Jacques de Vaucanson is basically a household name, synonymous with innovation in the year 1738. Right? Anybody? Alright, so maybe I overestimated the importance of
IDK, My BFF Rose?: What I Learned from Skyping with My Grandma
Science fiction luminary and activist Cory Doctorow had many moments of brilliance during his visit to the Cronkite School last month (catch a video of the event here!). During his discussion
Bruce Sterling sports laser-cut ASU hoodie at SXSW
CSI Visionary in Residence and Emerge provocateur Bruce Sterling delivered the closing remarks at the SXSW Interactive festival in Austin, TX last night, and we were proud to see him sporting his
Are Cyborg Humans (and Animals) Still True Life Forms? A Future Tense Panel Recap.
By Adam Sneed Cyborgs have arrived on Earth, but there’s no reason to worry. They’re nothing like the cold machine-men from The Terminator. Cybernetic technologies that integrate with the human
The Pain of Progress
So, it turns out, crabs can probably feel pain. And not just nociception, which can be just the mechanical reaction to a noxious stimulus – like when you pull your
2012 and Space Exploration
We are already two months into the year 2013, but I think reflections on the past year are still beneficial. 2012 was a surprisingly big year for space exploration, and