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FINDING OUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE | Kim Stanley Robinson and Vishnu Som

The much-awarded science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson, known widely for his acclaimed Mars Trilogy, feels that human beings are doing more to change the planet than any other force, ‘from bedrock up to the top of the troposphere’ and ‘by no means do we have godlike powers on this planet’. Robinson's work portrays characters struggling to preserve and enhance the world around them in an environment dominated by individualism and entrepreneurialism, backed by political and economic authoritarianism oblivious to the environment. Is the human urge for space exploration a similar attempt fuelled by hubris and selfish ambition to colonise space? Can we become explorers in the real sense and realise our miniscule place in the gigantic order of things that is the universe, which remains at once our life-force as well as our deepest mystery? In this session, Robinson answers these questions and more. Follow us on Social Media –   / jlflitfest     / jlflitfest     / jlflitfest      / jlflitfest   #Kim_Stanley_Robinson #Vishnu_Som #finding_our_place_in_the_universe