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(Not) Thinking About the Future of Climate Change

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Leaving Trinity: Ten Ground-Zero Swerves

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Science Fiction Frames: Don’t Dream It

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Stitching Together Creativity and Responsibility: Interpreting Frankenstein Across Disciplines

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Star Wars Day: May the 4th Be With You

Our communications and public engagement strategist Bob Beard visited Phoenix’s NBC affiliate, 12 News, to discuss Star Wars Day and why science fiction fandom matters. Watch now…

Emerge 2016: The Future of Sport

What will sport look like in 2040? What would you like it to be? How can we steer the development of “sport” to answer our cravings for fun, adrenalin, competition and collaboration so common in our species?

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Cheering Artificial Intelligence Leader

At the festival, meet CAIL, the Cheering Artificial Intelligence Leader, designed by Director of Research and Collaboration for Emerge, Hannah Star Rogers, with Center for Science and Imagination staff Joey

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Future Tense Fiction: “Mika Model,” by Paolo Bacigalupi

“The girl, the robot … this thing—I’d seen her before, all right. I’d seen her in technology news stories about advanced learning node networks…”

Futurist Brian David Johnson on The Gist Podcast

Listen to our Futurist in Residence Brian David Johnson on The Gist podcast with the inimitable Mike Pesca!

Frank Armitage Was Here

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Justice Scalia: Minor Philosopher of Technology

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