An anthology of mind-bending science fiction short stories by some of the top authors in the field, drawn from our Future Tense Fiction project. How will living with scientific upheaval and technological transformation change the world–and us? Forthcoming in October from Unnamed Press >>
Ed Finn
Facing the Pariah of Science: The Frankenstein Myth as a Social and Ethical Reference for Scientists
Peter Nagy, Ruth Wylie, Joey Eschrich, Ed Finn Science and Engineering Ethics
Monster algorithms: Ed Finn
by Athena Aktipis and Dave Lundberg-Kenrick, Zombified Podcast
Approaches to Light
From 5:49 to 6:17 on the morning April 13, 2019, four groups of people quietly contemplated the same astronomical phenomenon. The modest star of a solar system on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy rose into the sky over a particular spot on the system’s […]
The Weight of Light: A Collection of Solar Futures
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?
Center for Science and the Imagination and Open Technology Institute Launch “AI Policy Futures”
“Science fiction stories exert a powerful influence on how we think about technology and the future. But if we spend all of our time looking over our shoulders for killer robots, that means we are not looking ahead to discern the outcomes we might actually want.”
Frankenbook
A collaborative reading experiment with Mary Shelley’s classic novel.
The Enduring Influence of a Dangerous Narrative: How Scientists Can Mitigate the Frankenstein Myth
Bioethical Inquiry
Peter Nagy, Ruth Wylie, Joey Eschrich and Ed Finn
ASU’s newly-published collection of sci-fi stories has people talking about space
Horizon Arizona PBS
‘Frankenstein’ Has Become a True Monster
Ed Finn and David H. Guston The Wall Street Journal
Space Is Not a Void
By Joey Eschrich and Ed Finn
Future Tense – Slate
Visions, Ventures, Escape Velocities: A Collection of Space Futures
Why should we go to space? To learn more about the universe and our place in it? To extract resources and conduct commerce? To demonstrate national primacy and technological prowess? To live and thrive in radically different kinds of human communities? Visions, Ventures, Escape Velocities takes on the challenge of imagining new stories at the intersection of public and private—narratives that use the economic and social history of exploration, as well as current technical and scientific research, to inform scenarios for the future of the “new space” era.
Art by Algorithm
Ed Finn
Aeon
Margaret Atwood, Prophet?
Ed Finn
Slate – Future Tense
Overview: Stories in the Stratosphere
What kinds of gripping confrontations and adventures might unfold in near space, above the clouds?
Ulises I
Ulises I is an art mission to space by the Colectivo Espacial Mexicano. This is a personal journal, photographic record, and collection of essays documenting the mission, by Juan José Díaz Infante and other collaborators. Note: This is a beta version of the Ulises I book.
CSI Conversations: Cory Doctorow
Cory talks about his new novel Walkaway and his essay in the book Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds, a new critical edition edited by the leaders of ASU’s Frankenstein Bicentennial Project.
Balancing Student Needs and Learning Theory in a Social Interactive Postdigital Textbook
Erin Walker, Ruth Wylie, Andreea Danielescu, James P. Rodriguez III, Ed Finn End-User Considerations in Educational Technology Design, IGI Global
Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds
A unique and accessible edition of one of the most thought-provoking and influential novels ever written.
The Serendipity of Semiautonomous Systems
The MIT Press Podcast