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2024/25 Annual Report

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Veterans Imagination Project Community Workshops

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Arizona STEM Acceleration Project

Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP) is a new initiative transforming how Arizona’s K-12 educators deliver high-quality, hands-on STEM activities to our state’s future leaders.

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The Applied Sci-Fi Project

The Applied Sci-Fi Project, made possible by support from the Sloan Foundation, is an event series and research project that brings together science fiction writers, futurists, scholars, and technologists to

EVOKE: The Collaborative Process

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Want to change the future? Start with a great story. EVOKE is a massive multi-player online educational game that uses narrative to help players develop 21st century skills and drive collaborative innovation.

Illustration for Karl Schroeder's story ""The Baker of Mars," showing an augmented-reality overlay on the Martian surface.

Mars

Section II: Mars She tumbled, landed on a knee and both hands. Her gloves broke through the duricrust. It felt like a layer of caked sand at the beach, only

Illustration for Carter Scholz's story "Vanguard 2.0." A spacecraft with a mechanical arm protruding from it, capturing a the tiny Vanguard orbiter.

Low Earth Orbit

Section I: Low Earth Orbit “But the General Assembly can’t be happy that you’ve given the first concession to an old South African weapons manufacturer!” Helmut shrugged. “Armscor has very

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Visions, Ventures, Escape Velocities: A Collection of Space Futures

That is utopia … especially for primitives and scientists, which is to say everybody. Kim Stanley Robinson, Red Mars You are reading the HTML version of Visions, Ventures, Escape Velocities: A Collection

ORN Essays

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Pursuant to the Agreement

Pursuant to the Agreement Andrew Dana Hudson You are reading the HTML version of Our Radioactive Neighbors: Collaborative Imagination, Community Futures, and Nuclear Siting Practices. Visit the book’s home page to

Generating Hope

Generating Hope Carter Meland You are reading the HTML version of Our Radioactive Neighbors: Collaborative Imagination, Community Futures, and Nuclear Siting Practices. Visit the book’s home page to download it for

City of Hillsville

City of Hillsville Justina Ireland You are reading the HTML version of Our Radioactive Neighbors: Collaborative Imagination, Community Futures, and Nuclear Siting Practices. Visit the book’s home page to download it

Return to Sender

Return to Sender Sarena Ulibarri You are reading the HTML version of Our Radioactive Neighbors: Collaborative Imagination, Community Futures, and Nuclear Siting Practices. Visit the book’s home page to download it

Our Radioactive Neighbors

You are reading the HTML version of Our Radioactive Neighbors: Collaborative Imagination, Community Futures, and Nuclear Siting Practices. Visit the book’s home page to download it for free in other formats,

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Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra

Edited by Alex Laing, Joey Eschrich, and Ed Finn You are reading the HTML version of Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra. Visit the book’s home page to download it

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Orchestra as Infrastructure

Orchestra as Infrastructure You are reading the HTML version of Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra. Visit the book’s home page to download it for free in other formats, including

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Orchestra as Network

Orchestra as Network You are reading the HTML version of Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra. Visit the book’s home page to download it for free in other formats, including

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Orchestra as Game

Orchestra as Game You are reading the HTML version of Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra. Visit the book’s home page to download it for free in other formats, including

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Orchestra for Public Good

Orchestra for Public Good You are reading the HTML version of Sound Systems: The Future of the Orchestra. Visit the book’s home page to download it for free in other formats,

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Introduction: New Stories, New Games

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Imaginary Papers: Issue 24

Sameem Siddiqui, Sarah M. Ruiz & Joey Eschrich

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From Science Fiction to Poetry

Brenda Cooper has spent her life imagining what the future holds—not just in fiction, but also in fact. As an award-winning author and professional futurist and technologist, she bridges the worlds of data-driven forecasting and storytelling with a focus on where humanity is heading. It’s this shared commitment to the future that connects her work in public futures with the mission of the Center for Science and Imagination. 

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Imaginary Papers: Issue 23

Yen Ooi, Nestor Walters & Joey Eschrich