![]() Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer. In 2016 asteroid 72432 was named “Kimrobinson.” His work has been translated into 28 languages, and won awards including the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Artists and Writers’ Program in 19, and a featured speaker at COP-26 in Glasgow, as a guest of the UK government and the UN. He is the author of over twenty books, including the internationally bestselling Mars trilogy, and more recently Red Moon, New York 2140, and The Ministry for the Future. ![]() How can we incorporate fiction into our set of tools to bring more people into awareness of the pressing systemic dynamics underpinning global events? Even further, the humanities help us think about the type of future and culture we want to have given the information that science brings us. A key component to such communication comes from art and literature. There have been many calls to improve the communication of scientists to the general public in hopes it will help people understand the severity of the various global threats we face. ![]() ![]() On this episode, Nate is joined by climate science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson to discuss how he contributes to the discussion of climate and pro-social changemaking through writing. ![]()
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