Can We Imagine Our Way to a Better Future?

Storytelling is certainly one of the best ways for people to gain an understanding of scientific and technological breakthroughs and trends, as well as to consider their impact on society.That is why Slate’s Future Tense covers how technology is portrayed in popular culture, and it’s also why they publish fiction alongside their ideas journalism.

Please join them at the Smithsonian’s imposing Arts + Industries Building for a conversation on the power of imagination and how science fiction is informing our future. Speakers will include France Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, Ellen Stofan, director of the National Air and Space Museum and former chief scientist at NASA, Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, Ari Lubet, producer at 3 Arts Entertainment, and award-winning authors Lee Konstantinou and Deji Bryce Olukotun.