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 […]

Oregon State UniversityPandemic as Portal: Creating a Just Future on Earth January 12: Kim Stanley Robinson “Some Lessons from the Pandemic for Dealing with Climate Change” Co-sponsored by OSU’s Environmental Arts and Humanities Initiative, the Anarres Project for Alternative Futures, the Corvallis Public Library, and Grass Roots Books & Music Event page Registration page

Living in the End Times: Utopian and Dystopian Representations of Pandemics in Fiction, Film and Culture A Virtual Interdisciplinary Conference hosted by Cappadocia University, Turkey, January 13 – 15, 2021  Venue: Cappadocia University, Mustafapaşa Campus, 50420 Ürgüp/Nevşehir/Turkey (Virtual-Microsoft Teams) Keynote speakers: Kim Stanley Robinson, Larissa Lai, Maggie Gee, Elizabeth Outka, Raffaella Baccolini, and Tom Moylan Poster Event page […]