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The Imagination Desk
by Center for Science and Imagination
Imagination: everyone knows you need it to change the world, but nobody really knows how it works.In this podcast from Arizona State University, we chat with artists, writers, scientists and engineers to explore how imagination is viewed, valued, and practiced in their work.
Episodes
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Griots and Galaxies: Chido Muchemwa and Mubanga Kalimamukwento
This week's episode of Griots and Galaxies features a conversation with hosts Jenna Hanchey and Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, and guests Chido Muchemwa and Mubanga Kalimamukwento. Muchemwa, published under C.T. Muchemwa, is a Zimbabwean writer and academic, author of the short story collection 'Who Will…
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Griots and Galaxies: 'Pemi Aguda
This week's episode of Griots and Galaxies features a conversation with hosts Chinelo Onwualu, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, and guest 'Pemi Aguda from Lagos, Nigeria. 'Pemi is the author of 'One Leg on Earth' and 'Ghost Roots', a finalist for the 2024 National Book Awards in Fiction, the LA Times First...
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Matt Heffernan
The conversation explores the role of imagination in problem-solving, playwriting, language, culture, and technology. It delves into the impact of imagination on identity, the planet, and ethical considerations in AI. The discussion also highlights the use of imagination in navigating difficult...
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Pat Patarunutaporn
The conversation covers a wide range of topics related to human-AI interaction, imagination, and the impact of AI on human flourishing. It delves into the role of imagination in shaping AI interactions, the design of AI for human flourishing, and the ethical considerations of AI addiction and...
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Brian Christian
The conversation explores the intersection of art and technology, the alchemy of language and creativity, the pitfalls of co-creating with AI, and the hopeful future of AI and imagination. It delves into the impact of generative AI on creative agency, the sublime and emergence of style in AI, and...
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Anna Abraham
The conversation delves into the nature of imagination, its relationship with consciousness, perception, and society, and the impact of the digital age and external influences on imagination. It also explores the paradox of individual and collaborative imagination. The conversation explores the...
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Pat Pataranutaporn
The conversation covers a wide range of topics related to human-AI interaction, imagination, and the impact of AI on human flourishing. It delves into the role of imagination in shaping AI interactions, the design of AI for human flourishing, and the ethical considerations of AI addiction and...
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Brian Christian
The conversation explores the intersection of art and technology, the alchemy of language and creativity, the pitfalls of co-creating with AI, and the hopeful future of AI and imagination. It delves into the impact of generative AI on creative agency, the sublime and emergence of style in AI, and...
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Anna Abraham
The conversation delves into the nature of imagination, its relationship with consciousness, perception, and society, and the impact of the digital age and external influences on imagination. It also explores the paradox of individual and collaborative imagination. The conversation explores the...
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Brendan O'Connor
In this conversation, Ed Finn and cognitive scientist Brendan O'Connor delve into the multifaceted nature of imagination, exploring its relationship with memory, its role in present experiences, and the dynamics of collaborative imagination. They discuss how imagination can be trained and...
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Aarathi Krishnan
In this conversation, Ed Finn and Aarathi Krishnan explore the intricate relationship between imagination, risk governance, and the future. They discuss how imagination is essential for decision-makers to navigate the complexities of the modern world, emphasizing the need for a balance between...
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Ken Liu
In this conversation, Ed Finn and Ken Liu delve into the significance of imagination in art, storytelling, and life. They explore how imagination shapes human experience, the collaborative relationship between artists and audiences, and the implications of AI in creative processes. Ken shares...
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Taryn O'Neill & Tamara Krinsky
In this engaging conversation, Ed, Tamara, and Taryn explore the multifaceted nature of imagination and its critical role in creativity, filmmaking, and personal growth. They discuss their individual experiences with imagination, the importance of collaboration in the creative process, and how…
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Ted Chiang
In this conversation, Ed Finn and Ted Chiang delve into the intricate relationship between imagination, storytelling, and the role of language in shaping human experience. They explore how writers and scientists share a fascination with the unknown and the importance of communication in conveying...
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Nancy Baker Cahill
In this conversation, Ed Finn and Nancy Baker Cahill explore the intersections of interdisciplinary art, imagination, and technology. Nancy, an interdisciplinary artist and expanded filmmaker, discusses the importance of imagination in her work and its critical role in envisioning new models for...
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Walter Parkes
In this conversation, Ed Finn and renowned film producer, screenwriter, and media executive Walter Parkes (whose credits include WarGames, Sneakers, Men in Black, and Minority Report) explore the relationship between imagination and storytelling, particularly in the realms of film and virtual...
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Griots & Galaxies: Mohale Mashigo
In this episode of Griots & Galaxies, Jenna sits down with award-winning singer/songwriter and author Mohale Mashigo. In this conversation, Mohale shares her experiences in multimedia storytelling, and questions if aliens are truly as scary as Westerners seem to think. Mohale Mashigo is a...
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Griots & Galaxies: Tobi Ogundiran
In this episode of Griots & Galaxies, Chinelo and Yvette sit down with critically-acclaimed author Tobi Ogundiran. In this conversation, Tobi takes us into horror and haunting, talking about how fairytales reveal what different societies fear–and long for. Tobi Ogundiran is the author of the...
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Griots & Galaxies: Ayodele Olofintuade
In this episode of Griots & Galaxies, Jenna and Chinelo sit down with Ifa/Òrìsà scholar and writer Ayodele Olofintuade. In this conversation, Ayodele talks to us about African metaphysics and the importance of queer and gender-expansive characters to resisting colonization. Ayodele Olofintuade is...
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Griots & Galaxies: Temi Oh
In this episode of Griots & Galaxies, Chinelo sits down with award-winning author Temi Oh. In this conversation, Temi talks to us about neuroscience, corporate control, and how futures of AI technologies relate to histories of racism and colonialism. Temi Oh wrote her first novel while studying…
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Griots & Galaxies: Shingai Njeri Kagunda
In this episode of Griots & Galaxies, Yvette and Jenna sit down with award-winning author and editor Shingai Njeri Kagunda. In this conversation, Shingai talks to us about building community across the African diaspora, and challenges us to consider that taking African knowledges seriously means...
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Griots & Galaxies: Chinelo Onwualu
In this special episode of Griots & Galaxies, Yvette interviews her cohost, editor and author Chinelo Onwualu. Chinelo shares with us her experiences as cofounder of Omenana and a forerunner in African speculative fiction, and where she hopes to see the genre in the future. Chinelo Onwualu is a...
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Griots & Galaxies: Tlotlo Tsamaase
In this episode of Griots & Galaxies, Jenna and Chinelo sit down with award-winning author Tlotlo Tsamaase. In this conversation, Tlotlo talks with us about queerness, the dead, and how African surrealist stories illuminate the politics of African urban landscapes. Tlotlo Tsamaase is a Motswana...
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Griots & Galaxies: Suyi Davies
In this episode of Griots & Galaxies, Yvette & Jenna sit down with award-winning author and academic Suyi Davis Okungbowa. In this conversation, Suyi talks to us about godpunk, Stranger Things, and how to support African and other marginalized writers in the publishing industry. Suyi Davies...
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Griots & Galaxies: Kemi Ashing-Giwa
In this episode of Griots & Galaxies, Chinelo & Yvette sit down with USA Today bestselling author Kemi Ashing-Giwa. In this conversation, Kemi takes us to galaxies far, far away, reimagining the hero's journey through African-centered space opera. Kemi Ashing-Giwa is the USA Today bestselling...
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Griots & Galaxies: Wole Talabi
In this episode of Griots & Galaxies, Jenna & Chinelo sit down with author and editor Wole Talabi. In this conversation, Wole speaks about gods going on heists and how technologies hold the potential to bring us together in alternative histories and imagined futures. Wole Talabi is an engineer,...
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Introducing Griots & Galaxies
The Center for Science and the Imagination is proud to present the new podcast Griots & Galaxies! This is a ten episode series hosted by Jenna Hanchey, Chinelo Onwualu, and Yvette Lisa Ndlovu that explores the work of ten African speculative fiction authors and imagining new futures for the...
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Michael G. Bennett
This episode of The Imagination Desk features Michael G. Bennett, a lawyer and legal scholar, scholar of science, technology and society, visual artist, and higher education leader. In this chat, we discuss different ways that artists use imagination, historically Black colleges and universities,...
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Christopher Rowe
In this episode of The Imagination Desk, we sit down with science fiction and fantasy author Christopher Rowe to have a conversation about the relationship between imagination and faith, and how imagination influences our view of the universe. Christopher Rowe is the author of the short story...
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Claudia Alick
In this episode of The Imagination Desk, we sit down with cultural producer, performer, and inclusion expert Claudia Alick. In this conversation, Claudia speaks about Black imagination and futures, and shares her perspectives on ways to create safer and more inclusive spaces for marginalized…
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Fabrice Guerrier
This episode of The Imagination Desk features Fabrice Guerrier, who sits down with us to explore topics including the relationship between imagination and the physical world, how imagination can be used to to come up with better solutions to current issues, and the significance of collaboration…
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Laura Tohe
This episode of The Imagination Desk features Laura Tohe. In this conversation, Laura dives into the role imagination plays in communities, specifically Navajo communities. We also discuss the importance of language in her community, and the impact of leadership on caring for the planet. Laura…
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Corey Pressman
This episode of The Imagination Desk features Corey Pressman. In this conversation, Corey discusses inquisitive topics including the effects of imagination on mental health and culture, the link between imagination and materialism, and how he uses imagination in his work. Corey Pressman is an...
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Lisa Kay Solomon
This episode of The Imagination Desk features Lisa K. Solomon. In this conversation, Lisa talks about practicing imagination in the classroom, listening to and learning from our peers, and collaboratively building inclusive futures. Lisa Kay Solomon is an author of the books "Moments of Impact…
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Introducing Imagining Intelligence with Brian David Johnson
In this episode of the Imagination Desk, we sat down with ASU futurist in residence Brian David Johnson. In this chat, we talk with Brian about his work on artificial intelligence and introduce his new podcast called Sci-Fi House Presents Imagining Intelligence which premieres next week.
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Katie Bouman
Katie Bouman is an assistant professor of computing and mathematical sciences, electrical engineering, and astronomy at Caltech in Pasadena, California. In this episode, we talk about scientific collaboration, imagination, and Katie's work on the Event Horizon Telescope, which produced the first...
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Regina Kanyu Wang
Regina Kanyu Wang is a science fiction writer, researcher, and critic from Shanghai. She is now based at the University of Oslo, where she is part of the CoFUTURES project. In this conversation, we talk about the Chinese science fiction scene, its fan culture, and gender politics in the genre, as...
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Moya Bailey
Moya Bailey is a Black queer feminist scholar, writer, and activist. She is the co-author of #HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice and has a new book, Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women's Digital Resistance, coming out May 2021. In this conversation, we talk about online...
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Troy L. Wiggins
Troy L. Wiggins is a writer and editor with a focus on Black speculative fiction and social justice. In this episode of The Imagination Desk, we chat with Troy about power of speculative art as a tool for Black people around the world to reckon with their realities, share their histories and...
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Ytasha Womack
Ytasha Womack is an award-winning author, filmmaker, independent scholar, and dance therapist. She is a leading expert on Afrofuturism, and on the imagination and its applications. In this conversation, we discuss her book Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, her film A…
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Jonathan Alexander
This episode of The Imagination Desk features Jonathan Alexander. Jonathan is Professor of English and Informatics at The University of California, Irvine and author of books such as Writing Youth: Young Adult Fiction as Literacy Sponsorship (2016) and a critical memoir, Creep: A Life, a Theory…
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YACHT
This episode of The Imagination Desk features the band YACHT or Young Americans Challenging High Technology. We spoke with them about their new album Chain Tripping and it's use of machine learning.
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Paolo Bacigalupi
This episode of The Imagination Desk features science fiction heavy-weight Paolo Bacigalupi, author of The Water Knife and Shipbreaker. We caught up with him in this bonus episode to discuss the changes in his writing process as well as his latest projects.
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Maureen McHugh
This episode of The Imagination Desk features Maureen McHugh. Maureen is an author and narrative designer who has worked on some of the biggest transmedia stories and alternate reality games (ARGs) in the history of the medium including The Beast for Steven Spielberg's AI, I Love Bees for...
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Matt Derby
This episode of The Imagination Desk features Matt Derby. Matt is a writer and designer who works on innovative media projects where these two disciplines meet. Matt is a designer at the game studio Harmonix, the co-writer of the serialized fiction podcast, Sandra, for Gimlet and co-creator of…
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Anne Cofell Saunders
Our first interview for The Imagination Desk features Anne Cofell Saunders. Anne is an award-winning TV writer and producer, who has worked on some of the most popular genre shows of the past decade including Battlestar Galactica, Chuck, Smallville, and 24. Her new show is The Boys, a gritty...
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Imagination: everyone knows you need it to change the world, but nobody really knows how it works.In this podcast from Arizona State University, we chat with artists, writers, scientists and engineers to explore how imagination is viewed, valued, and practiced in their work.
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Center for Science and Imagination
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Imagination: everyone knows you need it to change the world, but nobody really knows how it works.In this podcast from Arizona State University, we chat with artists, writers, scientists and engineers to explore how imagination is viewed, valued, and practiced in their work.
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