Name: Go ahead, dream about the future
Uploaded: 2020-03-20T14:50:16Z
Duration: 11 min 45 s
Description: "You don't predict the future -- you imagine the future," says sci-fi writer Charlie Jane Anders. In a talk that's part dream, part research-based extrapolation, she takes us on a wild, speculative tour of the delights and challenges the future may hold -- and shows how dreaming up weird, futuristic possibilities empowers us to construct a better tomorrow.

Charlie Jane Anders: Go ahead, dream about the future

Go ahead, dream about the future

"You don't predict the future -- you imagine the future," says sci-fi writer Charlie Jane Anders. In a talk that's part dream, part research-based extrapolation, she takes us on a wild, speculative tour of the delights and challenges the future may hold -- and shows how dreaming up weird, futuristic possibilities empowers us to construct a better tomorrow.

Change now moves so quickly that yesterday’s science fiction becomes today’s reality, like drone warfare outpacing a story draft. Instead of fearing dystopia, actively imagining possible futures helps people adapt and thrive. By blending research, history, and wild creativity, anyone can envision worlds that feel lived-in and strange. Letting imagination run free, especially in uncertain times, empowers society to shape a better tomorrow.