A new show. Last Week from the Near Future — a summary of some interesting things that came through and around the Near Future Laboratory Discord.

1. The Imagine Harder Summit (Detroit, Sept. 22/23, 2023)

2. Dave Eggers is outraged by AI on the Ingenious Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/episode/3Ngt80qNlrtDMH3j5jBf3p?si=1e27914d585448873. Donna Harawy & Bruno Latour (RIP) at ZKM's "Critical Zones" exhibitionhttps://zkm.de/en/media/video/storytelling-for-earthly-survival-discussion-on-the-film-with-donna-haraway-bruno-latour-and-peterhttps://www.icarusfilms.com/if-donna4. Thomas Euyang drops off Green Pages - our magazine from the future of filmed entertainment / Hollywood5. Androids? They Dream of Electric Sheep?https://shop.nearfuturelaboratory.com/products/androids-dream-of-electric-sheep6. Evan Raskob shared a link to a podcast he was on, the Ludogogy Podcast (good luck pronouncing that into a microphone.)https://ludogogy.co.uk/evan-raskob-on-speculation/7. Don't forget — Office Hours is a great way to get some perspective on Design Fiction, Speculative Design, and all that kind of stuff, and learn more about what we're doing in the Discord!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tbqg4S7EDM&list=PLLeCmAPS7v1ll9SxykBfosFGju_IihvEU8. Go pick up something in The Shop — support all the things on Patreon! Do it now!https://shop.nearfuturelaboratory.comhttps://patreon.com/nearfuturelaboratory9. Ursula K. Le Guin's Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction — a reflection I had while on a walk.https://otherfutures.nl/uploads/documents/le-guin-the-carrier-bag-theory-of-fiction.pdf