Climate Conversations - Cli-Fi? Finding climate themes in popular film and TV

27 Feb 2025 07:15AM

24 mins

Climate themes in science fiction are everywhere. Some of our favourite shows are telling important stories about our life on Earth. Sci-fi expert Jamie Uy joins Jack Board and Liling Tan to discuss environmental calamity, the end of the world, wars over resources and fantastic technological innovations in some of their favourites.

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