Futureverse Podcast

Ep. 5. Kim Stanley Robinson (Part 2): Surviving the 21st Century: Unraveling Utopia


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In the latest episode of Futureverse, Molly Wood and Ramanan Raghavendran continue the conversation with author and visionary Kim Stanley Robinson. In Part 2, they discuss utopia (!), with Robinson pointing out that surviving the 21st century without a mass extinction event is the first step toward a utopian future.

Time stamps and the full transcript are available on the episode page.

(00:01:28) What is Utopia?

(00:05:50) Path to Improving Late Capitalism

(00:12:01) Capital Can Serve the People

(00:15:11) Come-along Explained

(00:24:12) Individual Actions Can Make a Difference

(00:27:57) Entrepreneurship in the Airship Sphere

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