Sapiens Plurum
@SapiensPlurum
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Sapiens Plurum is Latin for wisdom of many. We use fiction to inspire better visions of the future.
Joined July 2015
We're thrilled to announce the winners of the 2020 Sapiens Plurum and @FLIxrisk short fiction contest are live! For the "Better Futures: Interspecies Interaction" contest, we asked writers to imagine how technology can increase empathy and connection. https://t.co/TyTImdjg4q
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2022 SAPIENS PLURUM SHORT-FICTION CONTEST – Winners receive $1000, $500 or $300 for stories “Inventing Beautiful Futures.” Contest opens Earth Day, April 22 and closes June 1, 2022. Learn more: https://t.co/2pzi3XnoFq
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And finally, our third place story, "The Dancer and the Dance" by Henry Gasko: a paralyzed ex-dancer discovers a bee colony in danger and gets creative with a miniature drone in an attempt to help save the bees. https://t.co/8VkdkXE6s0
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Jenni Juvonen won second place for her story "Harvey," which is the touching story of an artificial intelligence program that helps a young woman understand the emotions of an octopus trapped in a lab. https://t.co/kjxfEXFjgK
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This year's first prize winner is Simon Brown for his story, "Speaker." We're excited to partner with @Slate to publish this wonderful and atypical tale of heroism and humor. https://t.co/uHVEHlMPA5
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As with the story that placed 2nd in FLI’s & @SapiensPlurum's fiction contest, the story that placed 3rd incorporates futuristic #AI to help the protagonist – and the reader - recognise the suffering we continually impose on the animal kingdom; in this particular case, bees. 1/3
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The story that placed 2nd in the short fiction contest sponsored by FLI & @SapiensPlurum does a beautiful job of illustrating how technology could one day be used to encourage empathy between different species; in this case, between a human and an octopus. 1/4
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Our latest piece of science fiction with @FutureTenseNow: “Speaker,” a story of human-hyena collaboration. The story was the winner of @SapiensPlurum's fiction contest, and is presented as part of our collaboration with @asueducation on Learning Futures!
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We don’t want to give too much away, but you’ll enjoy this story.
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The winning story of FLI’s & @SapiensPlurum’s 2020 short fiction contest describes a future in which telepathic connections can be established between humans and animals. The piece focuses on the relationship between Samora, a boy, and Akata, a hyena. 1/3
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Last year FLI partnered with @SapiensPlurum to sponsor a short fiction contest. The competition challenged participants to write a story about how technology could one day be used to increase connection and empathy, particularly between different species. 1/3
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Terrorists feel outcast, with a poor future. Can your action toward 1 person today affect the % of future terrorism?
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Did you win the Ocean Trash Write-away Short Fiction Contest? See who did & try Sapiens Plurum's next contest:
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Writers/Teachers: Ocean Trash Write-Away Fiction Contest. Dream up a cleanup; weave it into an entrancing tale. http://t.co/5QZs06omIF
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