About this episode
The episode features a discussion with Neal Stephenson about the implications of geoengineering and the lessons sci-fi can offer for real-world climate solutions.
Talk to enough experts about geoengineering and the conversation eventually turns to termination shock. That’s the idea that if we were to start cooling the planet and then suddenly stop, the resulting “shock” of heat could be catastrophic. It’s also the title of a novel by bestselling sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson, who explores the science, politics, and unintended consequences of trying to engineer the earth’s climate. In this episode, we sit down with Stephenson to talk about what sci-fi can teach us about real-world climate solutions. But first: a climate idea so ambitious it sounds like it came straight from the pages of science fiction.
People in this episode
Guest: Neal Stephenson
Topics covered
- geoengineering
- climate change
- sci-fi
- termination shock
- climate solutions
Keywords
- geoengineering
- climate change
- Termination Shock
- Neal Stephenson
- sci-fi
- climate solutions
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Termination Shock, Novel Solutions
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