Before, we have only imagined utopia, the point now is to build it. The threat of looming climate catastrophe and the extinction of humanity demands that we use our radical imagination to find a bridge from the real to what is possible.

In this conversation, Anarres Project co-directors Dr. Joseph Orosco and Dr. Tony Vogt interview the acclaimed science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson about his new novel, "The Ministry for the Future". Topics include a discussion about the variety of utopian visions, the utopianism of Ursula K. Le Guin, conceptions of revolutionary social change, and the use/repurposing of science, technology, and the market economy to achieve the flourishing of human beings. For more information about the Anarres Project for Alternative Futures, please find us at @AnarresProject on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter. Please let us know what you think about this and all our discussions.