Adapting to Sea Level Rise: The Science of "New York 2140" | Kim Stanley Robinson

Legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson: http://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/ returns to The Interval to discuss his just released novel New York 2140. Robinson will discuss how starting from the most up to date climate science available to him, he derived a portrait of New York City as "super-Venice" and the resilient civilization that inhabits it in his novel. In 02016 Robinson spoke at The Interval about the economic ideas that inform "New York 2140": http://theinterval.org/salon-talks/02017/may/10/adapting-sea-level-rise-science-new-york-2140. He will be joined by futurist Peter Schwartz: http://longnow.org/people/board/schwartz11/ in conversation after his talk.

Kim Stanley Robinson: http://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/ is an American novelist, widely recognized as one of the foremost living writers of science fiction. His work has been described as "humanist science fiction" and "literary science fiction." He has published more than 20 novels including his much honored "Mars trilogy: http://www.kimstanleyrobinson.info/content/mars-trilogy", "New York 2140": https://www.amazon.com/New-York-2140-Stanley-Robinson/dp/031626234X (02017), and "Red Moon": https://www.amazon.com/Red-Moon-Kim-Stanley-Robinson/dp/0316262374/ due out in October 02018. Robinson has a B.A. in Literature from UC San Diego and an M.A. in English from Boston University. He earned a Ph.D. in literature from UCSD with a dissertation on the works of Philip K. Dick.

"Adapting to Sea Level Rise: The Science of "New York 2140" was given on May 09, 02017 as part of The Long Now Foundation's “Conversations at The Interval” Salon Talks. These hour long talks are recorded live at The Interval, our bar, cafe, & museum in San Francisco. Since 02014 this series has presented artists, authors, entrepreneurs, scientists (and more) taking a long-term perspective on subjects like art, design, history, nature, technology, and time. To follow the talks, you can:

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