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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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Our Ministry for the Future reading: the end

Today we conclude our reading of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Ministry for the Future. If you’re new to the book club, welcome! Here’s the introductory post.  We started back in November. With this post we start discussing the fifth and final part … Continue reading

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Our Ministry for the Future reading: part 4

Today we continue with our reading of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Ministry for the Future. If you’re new to our online book club, greetings! Here’s the introductory post.  Today’s we’re deep in the novel, about 2/3rds of the way through.  If … Continue reading

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Our Ministry for the Future reading: part 3

Today we continue with our reading of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Ministry for the Future. If you’re new to the book club, here’s the introductory post.  Today’s we’re right at the novel’s middle.  If you’d like to check out our discussions of earlier … Continue reading

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Our Ministry for the Future reading: part 2

Today we continue with our reading of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Ministry for the Future. If you’re new to the book club, welcome! Here’s the introductory post.  And here’s last week’s discussion of part one. Already discussion has been flowing.  In comments … Continue reading

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Our Ministry for the Future reading: part 1

And now we begin with reading of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Ministry for the Future. If you’re new to the book club, here’s the introductory post.  And welcome to all readers! Greetings to Twitter friends like Justin Cerenzia, Steven Foerster, Rebecca … Continue reading

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The book club is back with Ministry for the Future

I think it’s time to restart our online book club.  And I know just the book for us. For those new to the club, it’s an online reading group focused on titles that might help us better envision the future … Continue reading

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