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On Jan. 16 at 3 p.m. ET, join Future Tense, @imaginationASU, and @ClimateWorks for a conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, Vandana Singh, Benjamin Ong, @zonal, @tuitlibiesco, and @jason_climate. We'll be discussing how to imagine—and chart the path toward—positive climate

A new series of essays from @FutureTenseNow, written mostly by currently and formerly incarcerated people, looks at how technology is changing what it means to be in prison.

Today, @FutureTenseNow is launching Time, Online, a new package on how tech is changing prison as we know it. https://t.co/a1OgCtccca

Científicos de todo el mundo están trabajando en para conseguir que el plástico que utilizamos sea menos perjudicial. Por Anna Gibbs. * Texto producido en colaboración con @FutureTenseNow. https://t.co/htaNy5qzdp

“If that gadget is going to be your version of a Higher Power as you conceive of it, go ahead.” writes @julian_herbert. Read a new story about A.I., addiction, and the trap of constant feedback for @FutureTenseNow in collaboration with @imaginationASU:

Imaginar enemigos devoradores de humanos puede ayudar a la preparación para catástrofes más cercanas. Por Athena Aktipis y Coltan Scrivner. *Texto producido en colaboración con @FutureTenseNow. https://t.co/nOd5XeDmj7

A new startup is dreaming about transforming your dreams. But don’t lower your eyelids quite yet.

When hackers swindled Las Vegas, they walked away with one of the biggest ransom payments in history. It was a striking reminder that just because organizations have lots of money doesn’t mean they have lots of cybersecurity.

The first known cat species lived 30 million years ago and gave rise to lions, cheetahs, and saber-toothed cats. Could today's domestic cat spawn the alpha predators of the future? https://t.co/MwMfehMi5I

Where does the U.S. government post court documents and information about foreign surveillance? On Tumblr, of course. https://t.co/ZftpbNYx1K

As your tires wear down, tiny chunks of chemical compounds pollute the surrounding area and cause ecological damage. Regulators—and a reluctant industry—are finally starting to deal with it. https://t.co/1qEXCB0hmh

There’s an existential threat to A.I. working its way through the courts.

I'm totally blind. A.I. is helping me rediscover the world.

In a response essay, @kmanguward delves into the puzzle of breaking tech addiction. https://t.co/lDwcSV8xFh

Check out the latest installment in our Future Tense Fiction series: @julian_herbert's "Void," which explores A.I., addiction, and the trap of constant feedback. https://t.co/E6vUBsBJww

How do you prepare a community for disaster? Try imagining the zombie apocalypse. 🪦🧟👻🎃 Today at 4 p.m. ET, @AthenaAktipis and @MorbidPsych are chatting with Future Tense and @imaginationASU about sci-fi-ing our thought processes. Join us online ⤵️

How can imagining the zombie apocalypse help our communities prepare for future risks? In more ways than you might think. We'll be talking with @AthenaAktipis and @MorbidPsych from @imaginationASU to walk through them—register below to join us on Monday.

Space exploration is changing–is NASA ready? A lawsuit against Boeing is highlighting the need for NASA to rework oversight processes as privatization and decentralization infiltrate the atmosphere. https://t.co/5X0FNa1XJg

This Halloween, we’re going as disaster-prepared zombies! 🧟‍♂️ Join us on Monday with @AthenaAktipis and @MorbidPsych to chat about how thinking through spooky scenarios like the zombie apocalypse can help us prepare for more imminent disasters.