“Sci X Sci-Fi Fireside Discussion and Reception: Re-Writing Our Climate’s Future by Embracing Creativity and Optimism” (Yale Planetary Solutions)

Event time: 
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 4:00pm
Location: 
New Haven Free Public Library (133 Elm Street) See map
Event description: 
Science fiction author and journalist Annalee Newitz will discuss what it will take to create a thriving, sustainable future, and pathways for technology and creativity that can combine to make that vision a reality. Co-hosted with the New Haven Free Public Library, this event will conclude the first edition of the Yale Planetary Solutions Sci X Sci-Fi series.
 
A reading and panel discussion will be followed by a reception. YPS welcomes both the Yale Community and the general public to participate in this free event.
 
The week-long Sci X Sci-Fi series, presented by Yale Planetary Solutions, runs from March 31 to April 3 with Annalee and other guest speakers, including New York Times writer Carl Zimmer, author Coco Ma, and others and is designed to inspire thriving, positive futures.
 
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Admission: 
Free but register in advance
Open to: 
General Public