BOARDS Space Launch
Imagine Otherwise, a public discussion featuring Stephen T. Asma (philosopher, author of The Evolution of Imagination), Erik Viirre (Director, Clarke Center) and Cassandra Vieten (Director of Research), will explore the history of our understanding of imagination, how science has advanced our understanding of it, and what is at stake for the future of imagination studies and the pathways it may open to advancing the imagination’s power for transformative change.
Imagine Otherwise
Imagine Otherwise, a public discussion featuring Stephen T. Asma (philosopher, author of The Evolution of Imagination), Erik Viirre (Director, Clarke Center) and Cassandra Vieten (Director of Research), will explore the history of our understanding of imagination, how science has advanced our understanding of it, and what is at stake for the future of imagination studies and the pathways it may open to advancing the imagination’s power for transformative change.
“Disorders of Attention Deficit” Exhibition
The exhibition explores themes related to influence, perception, and their impact on society. The installations presented aim to challenge how we perceive and react to influence, by transforming a story narrated through another person’s gaze.
Designing the MarsSuit
Join us for a live demonstration of the Mars and MQsuits, learn more about their development and engineering, and take a close-up look at these exciting technologies that may shape human exploration of the cosmos in the decades to come.
AfroRithms from the Future Workshop
On October 6, 2022, join us for a participatory workshop to imagine more inclusive and just futures, with guests Ahmed Best, Lonny J. Avi Brooks, and Jade Fabello.
Clarion Reading Series
The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop kicks off on June 19th, and we are eager to welcome eighteen emerging writers back to the campus of UC San Diego to work with five professional writers of speculative fiction and under the guidance of Faculty Director and UCSD writing professor Jac Jemc. That also means the Clarion Reading […]
Clarke Presents: metaFUTURES
This May and June, we are excited to share Arthur C. Clarke Presents: metaFUTURES, an exploration of how humanity is using “metaverse” worlds as the frontier for human imagination, culture, and society. https://youtu.be/0eTrPXHF-IA Join us and our partners at Origami Air Co. at UC San Diego’s Office of Innovation and Commercialization as we host community […]
Remembering Tedson Meyers
The Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination mourns the loss of Tedson Meyers, who co-founded the Clarke Foundation in 1983 and served terms as Board Chairman and Executive Director, and since 2016 as Chairman Emeritus. Tedson brought the full force of his being to teams he joined. His professional biographies, available on his […]
Reality+ with David Chalmers
We were honored to welcome the celebrated philosopher David Chalmers (NYU) for a virtual conversation about the philosophical implications of virtual and augmented reality, in honor of his soon-to-be-released book Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy. The conversation itself took place in the metaverse, with Dr. Chalmers and host Dr. Cassi Vieten (Director of […]
Speculative Futures: Black Studies and Comics
The UC Speculative Futures Collective welcomed comics creators John Jennings and Damian Duffy, who adapted Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred and Parable of the Sower, and Deborah Whaley, author of Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime and co-editor of Keywords for Comics Studies, as part of the multi-year, UC Office of the President funded initiative. They were joined by UCSD Ethnic […]
