In the series finale, I interview Dr. Lisa Yaszek, a sci-fi historian from Georgia Tech, about where we can expect science fiction to go in the future. Dr. Yaszek's recommendations: Wormwood Trilogy by Tade Thompson The Matrix Sunspot Jungle, ed. Bill Campbell Other works discussed: Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor "The Sixth World" by Nanobah Becker The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley The Universe of Xuya series by Aliette de Bodard Unstoppable series by Charlie Jane Anders 0:00 - Introduction 0:55 - Lisa Yaszek’s background 2:55 - Science fiction studies as a field 6:52 - Artificial intelligence 11:03 - Tangent about ChatGPT 14:04 - Solarpunk and Afrofuturism and their historical backgrounds 20:39 - Afrofuturism and African futurism (and more!) 27:24 - New ways of thinking about science and technology 38:35 - Microgenres of science fiction 46:28 - The space opera renaissance 1:03:12 - Reproductive justice in sci-fi in the current climate 1:04:37 - Recommendations and outro