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The Deluge: notes on a leading climate fiction novel

How might we imagine the unfolding climate crisis through the creative arts? I’ve been studying climate fiction (please don’t say “cli-fi”) for several years now, and wanted to share some notes on what strikes me as a leading example. The … Continue reading

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Reading the new IPCC report: mitigating climate change, continued

What impacts will climate change have on the future? What do they mean for higher education? Today we continue our group reading of the new IPCC report, focusing on the Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability document produced by Working Group III. … Continue reading

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Climate and higher ed: our book club IPCC reading heads to live video

What impacts will climate change have on the future? What do they mean for higher education? buy silagra online buy silagra no prescription generic Our online book club has been exploring this question by reading the latest IPCC report.  (For … Continue reading

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Reading the new IPCC report: mitigating climate change

What impacts will climate change have on the future?  What do they mean for higher education? Today we continue our group reading of the new IPCC report, focusing on the Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability document produced by Working Group III.  … Continue reading

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Reading the new IPCC report: diving into the Technical findings

What impacts will climate change have on the future?  What do they mean for higher education? Today we continue our group reading of the new IPCC report, focusing on the Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability document produced by Working Group II.  … Continue reading

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Reading the new IPCC report: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

What impacts will climate change have on the future?  What do they mean for higher education? Today we continue our group reading of the new IPCC report, focusing on the Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability document produced by Working Group II.  … Continue reading

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Continuing our reading of the new IPCC report

What’s in the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report?  What does it mean for higher education? Last fall we started reading the first installment (by Working Group I) on the climate crisis with our online book … Continue reading

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Imagining the climate crisis in the near future: Neal Stephenson’s Termination Shock

Science fiction set in the near future can be very useful for futurists. Such stories give us glimpses of the present day unfolding over just a few years.  Creators either work with current trends, imagine new developments, or both. That’s … Continue reading

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Academia, climate change, and the future: an interview with Kim Stanley Robinson

How might the climate crisis unfold?  What should academia do about it? One year ago our online book club read Kim Stanley Robinson‘s recent novel about one way the next few decades could play out, The Ministry for the Future … Continue reading

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Reading the new IPCC climate crisis report: part 1

Today we’ll start our reading of the new IPCC climate report. In this post you’ll find a summary of the “Summary for Policymakers,” along with questions, observations, and some resources.  We’re following the online reading plan laid out here. 1: … Continue reading

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