Imagine, Write, Invent, and Build a Sustainable Future at Sci X Sci-Fi, March 31-April 3

Imagine a future you are excited to live in, that you can’t wait to get to. If it’s difficult, you’re not alone. Dystopic visions of the future dominate popular culture, but what if we empower each other with hope by letting ourselves dream? That’s why Yale Planetary Solutions is launching Sci X Sci-Fi, a new conversation between world builders and those innovating and inventing. 

Why science fiction? Hope and optimism.  Sci-Fi can depict anything from apocalyptic scenarios to utopian futures and everything in between. This event series welcomes an exploration of the full spectrum, with a focus on conceivable pathways to a more desirable tomorrow.  By articulating the innovations and actions that would be necessary to realize a sustainable, resilient, thriving, prosperous future, we can inspire the science, technology, policies, communications, and behavior changes required to get there.

Through creative outlets like fiction, which depicts what could be, new ideas that at first seem fantastical can begin to take shape. When shared widely, dreams begin to seem more realistic, and they can lead to new ways of solving planetary challenges with practical solutions.

Join us for any or all of the week’s Sci X Sci-Fi events, to bring together art and science, fantasy and reality, to mitigate fear and engender hope. Registration for all events is free.