Kim Stanley Robinson: Valuing the Earth and Future Generations: Imagining Post-Capitalism

Climate change and population growth will combine in the twenty-first century to put an enormous load on humanity's bio-infrastructural support system, the planet Earth. Kim Stanley Robinson argues that our current economic system undervalues both the environment and future human generations, and it will have to change if we hope to succeed in dealing with the enormous challenges facing us. Science is the most powerful conceptual system we have for dealing with the world, and we are certain to be using science to design and guide our response to the various crises now bearing down on us. A more scientific economics -- what would that look like? And what else in our policy, habits, and values will have to change?

00:00 - [Introduction]
10:15 - [Function of looking back in science fiction]
20:20 - [Plausible history and possible futures in science fiction]
37:05 - [Sciences as a cathedral]
41:10 - [Social sciences]
01:01:20 - [Q and A]

ABOUT KIM STANLEY ROBINSON
Winner of Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards, Kim Stanley Robinson is best known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. He has published fifteen novels and several short stories collections, often exploring ecological and sociological themes. Recently, the US National Science Foundation has sent Robinson to Antarctica as part of their Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. In April 2011, Robinson presented his observations on the cyclical nature of capitalism at the Rethinking Capitalism conference, University of California, Santa Cruz. In 1984, he published his doctoral dissertation, The Novels of Philip Dick.

ABOUT THE CENTER
The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology's mission is to understand, evaluate, and improve the ethical and cultural influences on and implications of medicine, science, and technology. This mission is driven by several key ideas: Innovation led by the heart as well as the head. Science that is ethically and socially responsible. Medicine practiced with compassion and wisdom. Social and cultural change informed by the best science and technology. Using creativity, knowledge, and intelligence to make the world a better place in which to live.

Видео Kim Stanley Robinson: Valuing the Earth and Future Generations: Imagining Post-Capitalism канала Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology