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Could this literary genre help protect the planet? With author Helen Phillips

Podcast: Climate Curious · TEDxLondon

Opublikowano: 2026-06-05

Speculative fiction – the latest tool for imagining what’s possible on climate? Author of ‘Hum’ and winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize, Helen Phillips, joins Climate Curious to share the personal trigger that got her started in writing climate fiction, breaks down the genre of ‘speculative fiction’ and how it can be used to process eco-distress, and why the AI robots at the centre of the book (The Hums) might not be the villains you’d expect… who would have thought it!? Hosted by Climate Curious’ executive producer Josie Colter. Read Helen Phillips’ book, ‘Hum’: https://www.helencphillips.com/hu...