Octavia Butler and the Science Fiction of Survival - David Somerfleck | Science Fiction Author Octavia Butler wrote herself into a genre that had no room for her — at 2 AM, before factory shifts, filling notebooks with affirmations. A deep dive into her writing ...

Octavia Butler and the Science Fiction of Survival
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Congrats to Tonika Lewis Johnson, newly named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow! 🎉
Her Folded Map Project continues to inspire and connect communities.
We’re proud to have hosted her at BT in 2022 and to keep cheering her on!
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Citizen Potawatomi Cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce Named 2025 MacArthur Fellow Margaret Wickens Pearce, a cartographer and Clark University alumna, has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Margaret Wickens Pearce, a cartographer and Clark University alumna, has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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The #MacArthurFoundation videos for Tonika Lewis Johnson and Margaret Wickens Pearce are excellent summaries of their work:

www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2025/to...

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These baskets are amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_PBNBFM-_g

Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here's who made the 2025 MacArthur Fellow list A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's

Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here's who made the 2025 MacArthur Fellow list #Science #Culture #MacArthurFellow #Achievement #Innovation

Disability advocate Alice Wong on resistance in the new year: ‘Life is a dumpster fire, but I’m not alone’ The activist, who received a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, reflects on a moment that changed her life – and why she finds hope in sci-fi

"Life is a dumpster fire, but I'm not alone." In her latest interview, disability advocate Alice Wong reflects on activism, resilience, and finding hope in sci-fi.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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