Kim Stanley Robinson presents 'Some Lessons from the Pandemic for Dealing with Climate Change'

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Renowned science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson explores connections between two of today's overlapping crises in his talk "Some Lessons from the Pandemic for Dealing with Climate Change."

Robinson is a New York Times bestselling author who has written more than 20 books including the international-bestselling Mars trilogy, New York 2140, Aurora, Shaman, Green Earth, and 2312, which was nominated for all seven of the major science fiction awards—a first for any book. His work explores many ecological themes, and in 2008 he was named one of Time magazine's "Heroes of the Environment." His most recent book is The Ministry for the Future (Orbit Books, 2020). After an in-depth interview with Robinson about his recent work, journalist Ezra Klein called The Ministry for the Future the most important book of 2020, saying if he could get policymakers and citizens everywhere to read just one book, it would be this one.

This lecture was presented on January 12, 2021. It is part of "Pandemic as Portal: Creating a Just Future on Earth," a series hosted by the Spring Creek Project and the Environmental Arts and Humanities Initiative at Oregon State University. Robinson's talk was co-sponsored by the Anarres Project for Alternative Futures, the Corvallis Public Library, and Grass Roots Books & Music. The talk is followed by a Q&A, moderated by Spring Creek Project Program Manager Carly Lettero.