A story about psychology, cloning, and violent catharsis.
Future Tense is a partnership of New America and Arizona State University that examines emerging technologies, public policy and society.
Future Tense is the citizen’s guide to the future.
The partnership provides insightful, timely, and unexpected analysis at the intersection of technology and society through written commentary, original fiction, and live events in Washington, D.C. and beyond.
Recent Events
The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World
Technology has colonized nearly every public and private space, and most of us spend more time staring at screens than at other people. How has this changed us? In The Extinction of Experience, Christine Rosen reveals the human crisis of our digital age and warns that when humans embrace the mediated life, we risk becoming more machine-like. Join Future Tense and New America’s Fellows Program for a conversation between Rosen and Ed Finn, founding director of Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination.
Martian Encounters: Imagining Alternate Non-Colonial Futures
“Martian Encounters” is a series of international, interdisciplinary conversations, bringing together thinkers and practitioners from various fields of art, science, and literature to address four major themes shaping our visions of the future on Earth and beyond: Maps, Temples, Borders, and Ecosystems. Uniting scientific, social, political, and cultural perspectives, we will explore these topics through a central concept of “otherness,” interrogating how we define people, things, and ideas as different, foreign, or alien. The conversations will be held in English and Spanish, with simultaneous translation. The event will take place virtually on November 12 & 13, 2024. It will feature 5 panels: one for each theme (Maps, Temples, Borders, and Ecosystems), along with a final synthesis session.
Future Tense Fiction
A series of original science fiction stories crafted by leading authors, exploring how science and technology will change our lives in the future. Each story is paired with a response essay by an expert in a related field.
A story about extraterrestrials, creative economies, and the politics of taste.
Best of Future Tense
Future Tense publishes commentary by researchers and scholars at Arizona State University, alongside many other writers and thinkers from the fields of journalism, public policy, science and technology, and more.
