About this episode

Malka Older discusses her unique approach to blending lived experiences with imaginative futures through her work in sociology and speculative fiction.

Malka Older makes a life at the crossroads of our existing and future worlds. Between research into the sociology of organizations, on-the-ground work in humanitarian aid and disaster risk reduction, and acclaimed writing of speculative and science fiction, Older brilliantly, beautifully, uncommonly lives the great paradox in front of us all: to hold at once the two truths of lived experience and imagined future. Origins Podcast Website Flourishing Commons Newsletter Show Notes: the...

People in this episode

Host: Ryan McGranaghan

Guest: Malka Older

Topics covered

• worldbuilding
• sociology
• humanitarian aid
• disaster risk reduction
• speculative fiction
• science fiction

Keywords

• Malka Older
• worldbuilding
• sociology
• humanitarian aid
• science fiction
• speculative fiction
• disaster risk reduction

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