Karl Schroeder

@KarlSchroeder
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Science fiction writer and futurist based in Toronto. Research fellow at Human Futures Institute. I design ideas. Currently writing about how to save the world.
https://kschroeder.substack.com/
#sciencefiction #foresight #speculativedesign #writing
BooksStealing Worlds, Lockstep, The Million
ForesightHuman Futures Institute
Websitewww.kschroeder.com
PronounsHe/him
Karl SchroederJun 4
MetroVan Overpass DWIJun 3

It has been 6 days and 19 hours since the last overheight vehicle hit a BC Overpass.

Lower Mainland Incidents YTD: 6

BC Incidents YTD: 9

Previous Record - 5 days

Longest Record - 79 Days

Counter is now also available at LegacyDriveBC.ca

Karl SchroederJun 2
Show threadMax KaehnJun 1
@KarlSchroeder It's on Nook now. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/laikas-ghost-karl-schroeder/1150284481?ean=2940185219065
Laika's Ghost: Stories by Karl Schroeder

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Karl SchroederJun 1
My new short story collection is out! It's so fresh that it's only available on Kobo, Google and the FriesenPress site today, but Amazon and Nook are coming soon. You can also order the hardcover edition from FP.
https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000536291095
Laika's Ghost at the FriesenPress Bookstore

Ukrainian nuclear engineer Gennady Malianov would rather camp in the ruins of Chornobyl or explore abandoned anthrax factories than talk to another human being. Painfully shy as he is, he finds it soothing dismantling the abandoned genocide-machines of...

FriesenPress Bookstore
Karl SchroederMay 24
Locus MagazineMay 23

Our panel “Neither Skynet, nor HAL, nor the Culture: Writing Science Fiction in Today's AI Reality” moderated by #GideonLichfield w/ #AnnaleeNewitz #NnediOkorafor & #AnandGhandi will take place at 1PM at the Hotel Shattuck on awards day!

tix @ locusmag.com/awards26 or in bio

Karl SchroederMay 21
The Heiltsuk First Nation, facing a declining salmon population, collaborated with the Pacific Salmon Foundation and Simon Fraser University—a case where the question of who gets to measure the fish, with whose instruments and categories, has direct political and ecological consequences. All very interesting--but what does this have to do with you? Well, if AI is going to be a factor in your future career or personal life, quite a lot, as it turns out..
https://open.substack.com/pub/kschroeder/p/where-do-you-make-the-cut?r=e18g3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Karl SchroederMay 7
You may have heard of 'Alberta separatism.' This is absurd on many levels and will never happen. For a little insight as to why, see https://albertareferendumb2026.ca/constitutional-questions
Constitutional Questions | Referendum Reality Check

The constitutional questions sound simple. This page explains what they leave out and why these changes are much harder than they appear.

Referendum Reality Check
Karl SchroederMay 4
Show threadCory DoctorowMay 4

I'm coming to #Guelph, Ontario this Friday (May 8) to deliver the Musagetes Lecture:

https://riverrun.ca/whats-on/guelph-lecture-on-being-2026/

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Guelph Lecture—On Being

Presented by ArtsEverywhere Festival The 2026 Guelph Lecture—On Being will be presented by Cory Doctorow on the “enshittification” of the internet. The keynote lecture will explore how we can…

River Run Centre
Show threadKarl SchroederApr 30
Karl SchroederApr 30

For my new subscribers, a primer on what Unapocalyptic is all about.

https://open.substack.com/pub/kschroeder/p/dont-save-this-world-design-the-next?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=e18g3

Don't Save This World. Design the Next One

A refresher on what Unapocalyptic is all about

Unapocalyptic
Karl SchroederApr 16

I'm one of the judges for a new writing contest. The challenge: write a piece of realistic, actionable near-future science fiction where we improve things. --Not necessarily "save the world" but make it a little better. Think you're up to it?

https://open.substack.com/pub/kschroeder/p/forget-saving-the-world-tell-us-what?r=e18g3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true