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. 

A collection of science fiction stories, art, and essays exploring human futures powered by solar energy, with an upbeat, solarpunk twist. What will it be like to live in the photon societies of tomorrow? How will a transition to clean, plentiful energy transform our values, markets, and politics?

A collection that brings together science fiction, history, visual art, and exploration, inspired by the literary “dare” that would give birth to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein amidst the aftermath of a massive volcanic eruption. Named one of the top art books of 2019 by the New York Times.

A collection of science fiction, art, and speculative timelines exploring the near future of the stratosphere. From Star Trek and 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Martian, great science fiction stories have shaped how we think about voyages into deep space—but what gripping confrontations and adventures might unfold in near space, above the clouds?