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Imaginary Papers

Imaginary Papers is a quarterly newsletter from the Center for Science and the Imagination, focused on science fiction worldbuilding, futures thinking, and the unplumbed depths of the imagination. Each issue features brief, incisive pieces of writing from a diverse array of contributors, from scholars and journalists to cultural critics, designers, technologists, poets, and more. Check out our previous issues below, and subscribe today!

Imaginary Papers: Issue 22

Anna Maria Grzybowska, Fitz Madrid & Ari Brin

Imaginary Papers banner, with white paper cut out and folded to form letters with the brightly colored sheets below. In the top right corner, the number 21 is printed in black on a yellow circle of paper.

Imaginary Papers: Issue 21

Sarah M. Ruiz, Libia Brenda & Rachael Kuintzle

Imaginary Papers: Issue 20

Leah Newsom, Samuel Clamons & Andrew Dana Hudson

Imaginary Papers: Issue 19

Philipp Kürten, Chinelo Onwualu & Christopher Cokinos

Imaginary Papers: Issue 18

Alexis Lothian, David J. Staley & Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 17

Erin K. Wagner, Joe Tankersley & Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 16

David K. Seitz, Katherine Buse, Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal & Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 15

Mateo Díaz Choza, Devan Hakkal & Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 14

Jenna N. Hanchey, Erin K. Wagner & Joey Eschrich

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Imaginary Papers: Issue 13

Pamela Carralero, Judy Goldsmith, and Suzette Brooks Masters

Imaginary Papers: Issue 12

Zoyander Street, Jason Tashea & Joey Eschrich

The text “Imaginary Papers 11” over a multicolored folded paper sculpture

Imaginary Papers: Issue 11

Lafayette Cruise, Azucena Castro & Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 10

Pippa Goldschmidt, Paul Cockburn & Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 9

Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay, Bob Beard & Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 8

Lena Nguyen, Dagmar Van Engen & Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 7

Damien P. Williams, Nilanjana Bhattacharjya & Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 6

Lisa Yin Han, Jonathon Keats & Ruth Wylie

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Imaginary Papers: Issue 5

Emma Kostopolus, Malik Toms, and Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 4

Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Katherine Buse and Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 3

Troy L. Wiggins, Kate Greene & Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 2

Indrapramit Das, Jessie Rack & Joey Eschrich

Imaginary Papers: Issue 1

Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Torie Bosch & Joey Eschrich

Should we make AI more human?

Patrick McGurrin

Science Fiction Frames: Black Mirror and the Search for True Love

Gr8estIdeaEver

Announcing The Weight of Light

ASU Science & Imagination

CRISPR Rampage

Patrick McGurrin

Why Climate Fiction?

Andrew Dana Hudson

The History of the Future of Transportation

Joey Eschrich

Ghost Stories in the Machine

Andrew Dana Hudson

Some of us are born in orbit

Jessie Rack

Monsters

ASU Science & Imagination

There are wonderful holes in my brain

Jessie Rack

Robotniks for Robots

Corey S. Pressman

Because the wolves are shot

By Jessie Rack “Coyote” by Jitze Couperus, licensed under CC BY 2.0 What do you really know about coyotes? Maybe you’ve heard the official line about the economic consequences of coyotes