Speaker Series: Kim Stanley Robinson, Davis Author When: November 12, 2020 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: Zoom Meeting UFC welcomes Kim Stanley Robinson to our Speaker Series. Recognized internationally for his thought-provoking science fiction, or “climate fiction,” Mr. Robinson explores future worlds impacted by dramatic climate change. A winner of the two most prestigious science fiction prizes, […]

Story/Teller with Jonathan Lethem, Edward Norton, and Kim Stanley RobinsonMonday, 7:30 pm EST November 16, 2020 Edward Norton, who wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a film adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn, will perform a dramatic reading of Lethem’s newest novel The Arrest, which takes place in a post-technology world soon disturbed by a […]

December 1-3, 2020 Climate change is already impacting cities around the world, including where people are moving and why, the housing and real estate markets, and nearly every aspect of life in cities. In partnership with the City of Orlando, NewCities is excited to launch our initiative, Higher Ground. Opening Remarks & Opening Keynote City of Orlando Mayor Buddy […]

Virtual Event: Katie Mack and Kim Stanley Robinsonpresenting The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking) and The Ministry for the Future: A Novel Harvard Book Store’s virtual event series, the Harvard University Division of Science, and the Harvard Library welcome renowned theoretical astrophysicist KATIE MACK and KIM STANLEY ROBINSON—author of the acclaimed, bestselling Mars Trilogy—for a […]