How do we create a rich, nuanced vision of our climate future that can motivate and guide climate action today? This virtual event brings together a diverse panel of experts to explore the relative strengths of science and science fiction—and the potential synergies between the two—in understanding what the future might look like.
Dr. Christopher Schwalm is the Risk Program Director and a Senior Scientist at Woodwell Climate Research Center. His research focuses on forward-looking climate projections and risk modeling. He leads the Risk team in work with multiple partners, from local communities to leading financial service firms, to assess climate risk to human and natural systems.
Dr. Vandana Singh is a Professor of Physics at Framingham State University, as well as a science fiction writer whose short stories have been widely published to critical acclaim. In recent years she has been working on transdisciplinary scholarship of climate change, focusing on innovative teaching and learning methods.
Joey Eschrich is Managing Editor for the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University and Assistant Director for Future Tense, a partnership of ASU and New America that explores emerging technologies, culture, policy, and society. He is also a writer and podcast host, and has contributed to many projects on science fiction and futures thinking.
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