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SUMMARY:Campus Lecture: Kim Stanley Robinson
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DESCRIPTION:Kim Stanley Robinson\n\nKim Stanley Robinson is one of the for
 emost living writers of speculative fiction\, author of nearly twenty book
 s including the "Mars" trilogy\, "New York 2140" and the recent global sen
 sation "The Ministry for the Future". In this powerful work of climate fic
 tion\, he addresses the challenge facing humanity and lays out an invigora
 ting vision of how the world might cooperate to overcome it. The novel is 
 structured around a fictional "Ministry for the Future" established under 
 the Paris Agreement and based in Switzerland\, and whose mission is to mak
 e sure present generations take into account the rights of future generati
 ons. The story integrates terrifying descriptions of extreme climate even
 ts\, accurate scientific research\, technological innovations\, historical
  facts\, geopolitical tensions\, spy-story-like subplots\, and an optimist
 ic portrait of humanity’s ability to cooperate.\n\nRobinson’s talk wil
 l be followed by a Q&A session with the audience (in English)\, moderated 
 by Bruno Giussani\, the Switzerland-based Global Curator of the TED Confer
 ences \n\n\nProgram\n \n6:00 pm  Introduction \n■ Bruno Giussani\, Gl
 obal Curator of TED\n6:05 pm  Opening Address\n■ Martin Vetterli\, Pres
 ident of EPFL\n6:10 pm  Do we need a Ministry for the Future\n■ Kim Sta
 nley Robinson\n6:45 pm  Q&A session\n7:30 pm  End of the event\n\nAll sp
 eakers will be live from the Forum Rolex\n 
LOCATION:Forum Rolex https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==RLC%20E1%20240
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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