Kim Stanley Robinson

This is our unabridged interview with Kim Stanley Robinson. Do you feel the weight of climate dread—and wonder whether hope is still intellectually honest? Acclaimed science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson joins Lee C. Camp to name our shared fear about the future without surrendering to despair. Drawing from ⁠ The Ministry for the Future ⁠ , Robinson offers a sober, deeply hopeful vision of change, one rooted not in heroics or denial, but in ordinary people, communal action, and the slow work of making things better. Together they explore how science, faith, and moral imagination can help us live well, even in a warming world. Key Ideas: Hope Without Illusion Robinson shows how genuine hope can coexist with fear, grounding optimism in science, collective action, and moral resolve rather than denial. Ordinary People Matter History often turns not on heroes or villains, but on everyday people, bureaucrats, scientists, neighbors, who do the right thing at critical moments. Utopia as Process A better future isn’t a flawless destination, but a continual movement toward less suffering, greater justice, and deeper solidarity. The Sacredness of the Biosphere Care for the planet is not just technical or political work, but a form of devotion rooted in humility, wonder, and reverence for life. Community Over Individualism Human flourishing depends on shared systems, food, labor, science, and governance that remind us how deeply we rely on one another. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ Show Notes, Resources and Transcript⁠⁠ for abridged episode with Kim Stanley Robinson ⁠ Thank you to our sponsors: Boll and Branch : Get 20% off plus free shipping by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BollAndBranch.com/NSE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join NSE+ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — our subscriber-only community — for ad-free listening , member-only bonus content , and early access to live show tickets . Your membership helps make No Small Endeavor sustainable. No Small Endeavor: An award-winning podcast that asks what it means to live a good life. Through conversations with leading thinkers across theology, philosophy, psychology, politics, and the social sciences, we explore human flourishing, meaning and purpose, faith and culture, science and religion, virtue and character, community, and the practices that help shape a good life grounded in truth, beauty, and goodness. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @nosmallendeavor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host Lee C. Camp: Lee has worked as a professor of theology & ethics for more than 25 years, teaching and writing on topics of faith & politics, inter-religious dialog, and human flourishing at the intersection of theology, moral philosophy, and social sciences. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @leeccamp ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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EN: A Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson In this episode Adam and Marcelo talk to best-selling scifi author Kim Stanley Robinson, author of The Ministry of the Future, the Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars series, New York 2140, and many other books. The amazing conversation ranged widely, from imagining new futures to the craft of writing fiction, to space travel and colonization, ETs, and rethinking our collective future on this planet. PT: Uma Conversa com Kim Stanley Robinson Neste episódio, Adam e Marcelo conversam com o escritor de ficção científica best-seller Kim Stanley Robinson, autor de The Ministry of the Future , da trilogia Marte Vermelho, Marte Verde e Marte Azul , New York 2140 e muitos outros livros. A conversa percorre uma ampla gama de temas: da imaginação de futuros possíveis ao ofício da escrita de ficção, passando por viagens espaciais e colonização, vida extraterrestre e a necessidade de repensarmos coletivamente o futuro do nosso planeta.

This episode is available in video form on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1cGrD47eZSk American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson joins Kamran Abbasi to discuss climate disaster, the need for political imagination, and science fiction's vision for health. Kim Stanley Robinson is the acclaimed author of a trilogy of novels, exploring the terraforming and settlement of Mars. His most recent novel, 'Ministry for the Future', was published in 2020. 'Ministry for the Future' sets out a vision for real solutions to our climate crisis, covering global finance, the animal kingdom, rising sea levels, energy production and much more. The book imagines a Ministry that begins its work in 2025. Five years after publication, with 2025 past and gone, The BMJ spoke to Robinson to explore how closely the novel's vision for the future has reflected reality. 01:00 BMJ's New Climate Change Initiative 01:21 Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future 04:02 The Role of Political Violence in Climate Action 10:50 The Concept of the Carbon Coin 12:51 The Importance of Global Collaboration 27:32 The Role of Medicine in Climate Change 32:33 Youth and Climate Activism 37:53 Hope and Despair in Climate Action 41:29 Conclusion and Future Works Read more about The BMJ's climate coverage in the latest issue: https://www.bmj.com/content/392/8479

Kim Stanley Robinson discusses Real Utopian Futures. Find the feed of English episodes only here: https://www.futurehistories-international.com/ You can also import the RSS feed to your favorite app: https://www.futurehistories-international.com/feed.xml Shownotes The reference page on Kim Stanley Robinson, his works, interviews, talks, etc. (including a discussion forum): https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/ Robinson, K. S. (2020). The Ministry for the Future. Orbit Books. https://www.orbit-books.co.uk/titles/kim-stanley-robinson/the-ministry-for-the-future/9780356508863/ Robinson, K. S. (2017). New York 2140. Orbit Books. https://www.orbit-books.co.uk/titles/kim-stanley-robinson/new-york-2140/9780356508788/ Robinson, K. S. (1988). The Gold Coast. Macmillan. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312890377/thegoldcoast/ Blumenfeld, J. (2024). Managing Decline. Cured Quail, Vol. 3. https://curedquail.com/Managing-Decline Blumenfeld, J. (2022). Climate Barbarism. Adapting to a wrong World. Constellations, 30, 162–178. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8675.12596 the quoted Kohei Saito video: https://youtube.com/shorts/WnvhD7p651M?si=SdfPftKOCJM6MS9j the lecture in which Kim Stanley Robinson talks about “futurecide” and “preemptive capitulation”: https://youtu.be/HpzXkpx29S4?si=PVlOE53Hj5-BZR5B reporting on and summary of the talk: https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/article/the-war-on-science-is-here-kim-stanley-robinson-says-its-just-the-beginning/ Löwy, M. (2005). What is Ecosocialism? Capitalism Nature Socialism, 16(2), 15–24. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10455750500108237 for an overview of the history and different schools of Ecomarxist/Ecosocialist theory: https://www.historicalmaterialism.org/ecology-marxism-andreas-malm/ on Anna Kornbluh: http://www.annakornbluh.com/ on Mass Extinction Events: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-mass-extinction-and-are-we-facing-a-sixth-one.html Dressler, A. (2025). You have 100 ‘Energy Slaves’. The Climate Brink. https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/you-have-100-energy-slaves on the 30 by 30 Biodiversity Goal: https://www.cop28.com/en/thought-leadership/The-30x30-Biodiversity-Goal-at-COP28 the International Maritime Organization: https://www.imo.org/ on the ‘Half-Earth Project’: <p

In this eye-opening conversation with legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, we explore practical paths to meaningful change in an age of crisis. From local climate action groups to worker-owned cooperatives, Robinson reveals how working alternatives to capitalism are hiding in plain sight. 00:00 Capitalism vs. Feudalism: A Comparison 00:41 Introduction to Mind, Body, Health, and Politics 01:35 Kim Stanley Robinson on Climate Change and Local Action 04:29 Capitalism, Climate, and Utopia: Interconnected Themes 11:27 Historical Perspectives: Genghis Khan and Social Systems 14:56 Marxism and Its Challenges 19:18 Examples of Alternative Systems 23:48 The Role of Democracy and Progressive Taxation 28:02 Literacy and Communication in Modern Society 30:19 The Influence of Right-Wing Talk Radio 32:06 The Power of Oral Tradition and Social Media 34:44 The Art of Compression in Communication 36:08 The Value of Long-Form Novels 38:45 Local Government and Community Involvement 40:01 The Village Homes Experiment 47:13 Reflections on the Current Political ClimateLinks & Resources A Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story Is the One Facing Us’ NY Times Village Homes Cooperative, Davis, CA Cool Davis Climate Action Group Mondragon Cooperative Corporation Kerala's Panchayat System of Local Governance Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

In this week’s episode rerun, host Daniel Raimi talks with Kim Stanley Robinson, acclaimed author of many books, most recently “The Ministry for the Future.” Robinson’s books vividly illustrate some of the most devastating potential consequences of climate change, but that’s not all they do—the books also offer innovation and optimism, imagining the ways in which we can prevent some of the worst impacts of climate change and adapt to the impacts that are unavoidable. Robinson discusses his recent visit to COP26 and his views on climate economics, modern monetary theory, space opera, and more. We’re rebroadcasting this episode from the Resources Radio archive while the podcast team is on a break through the rest of December. We’ll be back with new episodes in the new year; in the meantime, enjoy this throwback and poke around the archive at Resources.org for more topics you might be interested in. References and recommendations: “The Ministry for the Future” by Kim Stanley Robinson; https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kim-stanley-robinson/the-ministry-for-the-future/9780316300162/ “The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes” by Zachary D. Carter; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563378/the-price-of-peace-by-zachary-d-carter/ “Improving Discounting in the Social Cost of Carbon” by Brian Prest, William Pizer, and Richard Newell; https://www.resources.org/archives/improving-discounting-in-the-social-cost-of-carbon/ “Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist” by Kate Raworth; https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/doughnut-economics-paperback/ The concept of “carbon currency” by Delton Chen; https://globalcarbonreward.org/carbon-currency/ “Hypothesis for a Risk Cost of Carbon: Revising the Externalities and Ethics of Climate Change” by Delton B. Chen, Joel van der Beek, and Jonathan Cloud; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-03152-7_8 “Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet” by David Attenborough and Johan Rockström; https://www.netflix.com/title/81336476

On the 3/20/24 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Laurie Glover begins the episode by sharing details about her semester at sea, and the inspiration provided by the nautical environment. While sailing in the Atlantic, Glover finished revising her book, studied translations, and explored her fascination with things left behind. She then reads a poem. Kim Stanley Robinson is the next guest, and he imparts the usefulness of the ecological and philosophical perspective in writing and connecting with the community. Dr. Andy and Robinson discuss Muir, Emerson, and Thoreau. Robinson shares his observations about how these writers return poetry to the people. Susan Wolbarst is the final guest, and she reveals her submission process and the importance of poetry communities and accessibility before reading a poem about mountain lions. Laurie Glover’s poems have appeared in journals such as Terrain, Woman's Studies, and California Quarterly, and her essays have appeared in journals such as Zyzzyva and Boom. In fall 2022, Laurie was one of 28 artists on a tall ship art and science residency in the Norwegian Arctic and in Fall 2023 she spent the fall of 2023 teaching writing and literature courses for Semester at Sea. Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer. He's the author of about twenty books, including the internationally bestselling Mars trilogy, and more recently Red Moon, New York 2140, and The Ministry for the Future. He was part of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Artists and Writers’ Program in 1995 and 2016, and a featured speaker at COP-26 in Glasgow, as a guest of the UK government and the UN. His work has been translated into 28 languages, and won awards including the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. In 2016 asteroid 72432 was named “Kimrobinson.” Susan Wolbarst has been on a roll with publishing for the last couple of years. She won second place in the California State Poetry Society's annual contest in 2022 and tied for second place in 2023. She has been published in many print and digital literary magazines and anthologies you have ever heard of, in the U.S., Canada, and Germany. One of her most exciting achievements was to be short-listed for the Fish Poetry Prize, judged by former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins. The winner gets to read at a literary festival in County Cork, Ireland. The Poetry Night Reading Series is excited to feature the multi-genre author Kim Stanley Robinson at 7 PM on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, on the first floor of the John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street in Davis. Find out more about Dr. Andy's Poetry Night Reading Series in Davis, California by visiting http://www.poetryindavis.com . Invite your friends to sign up for the mailing list. To learn more about Dr. Andy’s tiny media fiefdom, subscribe to his weekly newsletter at https://andyjones.substack.com .

Kim Stanley Robinson to talk about his Mars trilogy, the theory of revolution that animates it, and where anarchism and anarchists fit in. This conversation is a direct sequel to our conversations on the Three Californias triptych, which you can listen to here: https://www.everydayanarchism.com/093-the-wild-shore-three-californias-kim-stanley-robinson/ https://www.everydayanarchism.com/096-the-gold-coast-three-californias-kim-stanley-robinson/ https://www.everydayanarchism.com/100-the-pacific-edge-three-californias-kim-stanley-robinson/

In this episode we are super excited to present our conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, whose legacy will surely last deep into our sci-fi future. We discuss his latest book The Ministry for the Future, and some of the many extraordinary ideas in that book for getting humanity through to the other side of the climate crisis. We focus our conversation on various geoengineering projects as well as innovations in economics and monetary policy that will help us get there. We discuss green investment, the merits of non-ideological rhetoric, strategies for managing our carbon over-shoot, and the efficacy of imitating natural processes in both solar radiation management and carbon sequestration. We go into detail about pumping out the lubricating layer of water beneath the world's glaciers in order to stop them from sliding into the ocean, thereby mediating the acceleration of rising sea levels. We also talk about the impracticality of launching solar shades into space to cool down the planet. Finally, we get to ask Stan if he was ever consulted or paid by the Foundation TV series for lifting his iconic space elevator scene from Red Mars, and plonking it into their pilot episode; the answer is no, but he's cool with it. KimStanleyRobinson.info | The reference site for Kim Stanley Robinson https://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/ Kim Stanley Robinson - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Stanley_Robinson https://www.facebook.com/kimstanleyrobinson/ The Ministry for the Future - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ministry_for_the_Future The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson | Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/50998056 Send us a message Email: thescienceinthefiction@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/743522660965257/

En el trigésimo sexto episodio de «Visión Prospectiva Podcast» analizamos un referente de la utopía contemporánea: «Marte rojo», de Kim Stanley Robinson. Una utopía dinámica que, aunque haya sido publicada hace más de tres décadas, sigue estando tan vigente y siendo tan necesaria como entonces. ARTÍCULOS EN LOS QUE SE BASA: «Marte rojo, de Kim Stanley Robinson: utopía y sociología política (primera parte)». Puedes leerlo completo en: https://ebentancour.com/marte-rojo-kim-stanley-robinson-primera-parte/ «Marte rojo, de Kim Stanley Robinson: utopía y sociología política (segunda parte)». Puedes leerlo completo en: https://ebentancour.com/marte-rojo-kim-stanley-robinson-utopia-sociologia-politica/ ARTÍCULOS CITADOS EN EL EPISODIO: «Ciencia Política y Sociología Política: la necesaria reconstrucción de la interdisciplinariedad», artículo de Francisco José Llera Ramo. Puedes descargarlo en formato pdf en: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/758943.pdf «Kim Stanley Robinson: “La ciencia debe verse más a sí misma como un humanismo y una utopía política”», entrevista de Josep Lapidario para la revista Jot Down. Puedes leerla completa en: https://www.jotdown.es/2017/06/kim-stanley-robinson-la-ciencia-verse-mas-misma-humanismo-una-utopia-politica/ MÚSICA DE LA CABECERA Y SEGUNDA ENTRADILLA: AURO - New Wave Compuesta por Auronegro y publicada en Pixabay MÚSICA DE CIERRE: Background Ambient Corporate B Compuesta por WinkingFoxMusic y publicada en Pixabay IMAGEN DEL EPISODIO: Fotografía de Simon Lee publicada en Unsplash

What Does it Take to Change the Future? Kim Stanley Robinson stands as one of today’s most beloved science fiction writers and is a prominent exponent of climate fiction. In his novel The Ministry for the Future (2020), he envisions a scenario where India is struck by a devastating heatwave, resulting in the loss of millions of lives within days: soon after this tremendous tragedy, a climate response begins to take shape. Do we need such a shock for governments, or maybe some billionaire, to take radical actions against the climate crisis? Solutions to buy time before we reach the point of no return are already known and available, maybe a utopian horizon painted by literature can help us implement them. In his most bleak yet hopeful work to date, Robinson delves into the limits and possibilities of human cooperation under extreme circumstances. Guests: Dr Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, climatologist and a pioneer in researching the impact of climate change; Dr Luka Omladič, philosopher, environmentalist and environmental analyst; Ida Hiršenfelder, sound artist and archivist. Watch this episode in video format > HERE Read this conversation in book format > HERE RELATED LINKS [Book]: The Ministry for the Future [Installation]: Think of Yourself as a Planet [Website] Kim Stanley Robinson COLOPHON Host: Marta Peirano Guest: Kim Stanley Robinson Editing, Audio Mix and Music: Gašper Torkar (re)programming podcast series Produced by Janez Fakin Janša and Marcela Okretič for Tactics&Practice #10: (re)programming Project coordinator: Sonja Grdina Production: Aksioma | Institute for Contemporary Art Ljubljana, 2023 Part of Tactics&Practice konS – Platform for Contemporary Investigative Art The project konS – Platform for Contemporary Investigative Art was chosen on the public call for the selection of the operations “Network of Investigative Art and Culture Centres”. The investment is co-financed by the Republic of Slovenia and by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union. The post S2 [(re)programming] E1: Trigger [w/ Kim Stanley Robinson] appeared first on Aksioma .