Center for Science and the Imagination

Collage of illustrations from short stories

Arts, humanities and education

ASU collaborates with Horizon 2045 to explore a post-nuclear existence in 'Far Futures'

Postcard for a climate change writing contest

Environment and sustainability

Deadline for Everything Change Climate Fiction Contest is Feb. 28

February 01, 2018

astronaut

Science and technology

Authors explore future of space exploration in new book from ASU center

December 21, 2017

ASU futurist Brian David Johnson speaks at a conference

Technology may be disruptive but don't fear it, ASU's futurist says

November 07, 2017

night sky with a swirl effect

Science and technology

Are humans 'out of time'?

November 07, 2017

Futurist Brian David Johnson will be keynote speaker at Nov. 7 conference

Science and technology

Futurists, visionaries, creative thinkers to look into Arizona's future at Nov. 7. conference

October 27, 2017

Cover image from Kim Stanley Robinson's "New York 2140," showing New York City from a helicopter's-eye view after a 50-foot sea level rise.

Environment and sustainability

Climate chaos and real estate speculation ... in 2140

September 12, 2017

Science and technology

Solar eclipse 2017: What to know

August 15, 2017

Cover of Ed Finn's book "What Algorithms Want," showing a distorted city skyline in grayscale.

Science and technology

What do algorithms really want? ASU’s Ed Finn investigates in a new book

March 31, 2017

Figure in a graphic novel

Science and technology

The rise of graphic novels

February 14, 2017

paper with edits on table

Law, journalism and politics

The power of writing to communicate knowledge

February 10, 2017