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Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson

Released Tuesday, 5th July 2016
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Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson

Tuesday, 5th July 2016
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Think of the Anthropocene as a science fiction thought experiment. We imagine future geologists looking back into the rock record, and trying to pinpoint when humans became the dominant geologic force. In many ways, science fiction is the perfect genre for exploring environmental issues – running out scenarios and “what ifs” to their extremes, and imagining how that world would look and feel. Award-winning science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson does exactly that in many of his works. In this thought-provoking conversation, producer Mike Osborne sits down with Robinson to talk about his creative process and environmental thinking, what makes for good science fiction, and the genre’s capacity to imagine future societies shaped by climate change. Generation Anthropocene is supported by Stanford's School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences and by Worldview StanfordLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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