@zonal

Director, Center for Science and the Imagination + Associate Professor @ASU. I write research + experiment for better futures. He/him. Tweets my own.

 Phoenix, AZ
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(1/2) This conversation with @zonal, like his Center for Science and the Imagination (@imaginationASU), is a bounty of audacious ideas and a widening of imaginative capacity
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Our festival of futures @asuemerge is looking for volunteers on Nov 19 to help before, during, and after the event @MesaArtsCenter. Water, a meal, and snacks provided! Learn more and register: emerge.asu.edu/volunteer-at-…
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The data is in... Students in @ASU's #DreamscapeLearn biology #VR course had significantly higher lab grades and stronger engagement than peers who participated in the traditional lab course. #highered #edtech news.asu.edu/20221021-creati…
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Read the latest story in our Us in Flux project—“The Island,” by @snarkbat, about ability and disability, journalism, and creating adaptable communities: csi.asu.edu/projects/usinflu…

The Island, by Elsa Sjunneson - Center for Science and the Imagination

A story about ability and disability, journalism, and creating adaptable communities.

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Bringing Sundance, Tribeca, Venice to @ASU campus! Announcing VR film series, in partnership with @wonderspaces. Screenings only on @ASU campus, in the School of Arts, Media, and Engineering @ASU_ArtsMedia. Starts Halloween weekend. Grab tix now! arizona.wonderspaces.com/vr-…
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Our festival of futures @asuemerge is coming up on Saturday, Nov 19 @MesaArtsCenter! It’s free and open to everyone, with activities for all ages. Bring your appetite and explore “eating at the edges,” the future of food: emerge.asu.edu
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Join us for the 4th International Conference on Anticipation, @Anticipation22, to explore futures thinking, justice, decolonizing anticipation, new media for visualizing futures, and more! Virtual conference on Nov 4 + in-person, Tempe, AZ Nov 16-18: na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newr…
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Visit emerge.asu.edu to learn more about our festival of the future, coming up on Saturday, November 19 in Mesa, AZ!
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Congratulations to Arts, Media and Engineering student, Ivan Mendoza on accepting this great opportunity with The Smithsonian's National Space and Air Museum! @ASUHIDA
National Museum of the American Latino@USLatinoMuseum29 Sep 2022
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#MeetLMSP Ivan Mendoza, intern at @airandspace with the practicum project "Estrellas y Cuentos: A Latinofuturism Oral History Project." Ivan looks forward to showcasing his Mexican American heritage through all the skills he's learned at @ASU_ArtsMedia.
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Our latest piece of fiction with @FutureTenseNow: “Yellow,” a story by @bpladek about quantifying risk, and the challenges of learning to live with it. slate.com/technology/2022/09…

What if Every Decision You Made Came With a Risk Score?

Read a new short story by B. Pladek about what happens when a personal risk assessment app becomes a political tool.

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Still the Best Design Fiction explainer video...simple, straightforward, no boss fights, no academic gobbledegook. Just design fiction. youtu.be/t_UT78JOauM
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"Design fiction is really Design when done well. It's not just a form of popular fiction, like science fiction is. Fundamentally, you really need to understand design." @dbrucehi on power of Design Fiction to shape futures to open @imaginationASU panel w/ @BDJFuturist
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The asteroid-vanquisher flew And hit as we aimed it to do, A thrilling appliance Of intricate science And vengeance for dinosaurs too
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This Primer on AI in/from the Majority World from @actuarial_self, Ranjit Singh, and @chicanocyborg is an incredible curated collection of over 160 works across topics such as decolonizing feminist AI, indigenous protocols, afro-modernities! datasociety.net/library/a-pr…

A Primer on AI in/from the Majority World: An Empirical Site and a Standpoint - Data & Society

"A Primer on AI in/from the Majority World is a curated collection of over 160 thematic works that serve as pathways to explore the presence of artificial intelligence and technology in the geograp...

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We are proud to announce the launch of our 4th school dedicated to our planet’s largest biome. Welcome to the School of Ocean Futures, w facilities & faculty based in AZ, Hawaii & Bermuda. @BIOSstation @ASU_GDCS @ASU @ASUGlobalFuture #oceans #globalfutures news.asu.edu/20220915-global… – at Tempe, AZ
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Join us Sept 29 at 9am Pacific for "Designing the Future with Applied Sci-Fi," a conversation featuring @bruces @darthjulian @anabjain @worldbldg + @radha_mistry, moderated by @BDJFuturist! Learn more and register: csi.asu.edu/calendar/events/…

Designing the Future with Applied Sci-Fi - Center for Science and the Imagination

The tools of sci-fi narrative are increasingly being used in the field of design to better imagine, experience, and shape possible futures. Whether these emerging design practices are categorized as

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We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Veterans Imagination Project - a series of free workshops teaching #futuresthinking to veterans transitioning into the civilian workforce. Read more about the program and apply here: csi.asu.edu/veterans/
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Our latest piece of fiction with @FutureTenseNow: “The Only Innocent Man,” a story by @JulianKJarboe about our digital pasts coming back to haunt us. slate.com/technology/2022/08…

What if Your Teenage Digital Past Came Back to Haunt You?

Read a new short story by Julian K. Jarboe, author of Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel.

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Read the latest story in our Us in Flux project—“Sympathy,” by @suyidavies, about childcare, robots, and bureaucracy: csi.asu.edu/projects/usinflu…

Sympathy, by Suyi Davies Okungbowa - Center for Science and the Imagination

A story by Suyi Davies Okungbowa about children, robots, and bureaucracy.

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“How can we create space to start imagining beautiful futures and solutions to what that looks like?” Read here: news.asu.edu/20220805-arizon… @ASUHIDA @ASU_MDT @CITYOFMESA
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