Imaginary Papers
Make, share, dream a better future. From the Center for Science and the Imagination.
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Announcing The Weight of Light
Announcing The Weight of Light
A book of science fiction futures, grounded in research, imagining life in the photon societies of tomorrow.
CRISPR Rampage
CRISPR Rampage
What can Dwayne Johnson’s science thriller teach us about gene editing and unintended consequences?
The History of the Future of Transportation
The History of the Future of Transportation
In Hollywood, the future of transportation tends to be glamorous, gee-whiz, and high-tech. And that’s no huge surprise, since many movies…
Ghost Stories in the Machine
Ghost Stories in the Machine
How science fiction about artificial intelligence uses horror tropes to explore our fears about minds and bodies.
Some of us are born in orbit
Some of us are born in orbit
On Franny Choi's poem "Turing Test," artificial intelligence, emotion, and creativity.
Monsters
Monsters
In the days of Dr. Schaefer, and as late as the 1980s in some medical publications, physicians called these babies "monsters."