events
Sonia speaks about her work at venues around the world, including on the TED stage, at gatherings of intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations and the European Union, and at universities, literary festivals, and conferences.
To book an event, contact Leslie Shipman at Shipman Agency
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Upcoming Events
August 12, 2026
“Cross Pollinations: Science, Politics, and Humanity’s Place in the World.”
As the fundamental divide between Homo sapiens and the rest of the animal world erodes, imaginary walls that once separated science from politics, culture from nature and humans from animals have started to break down. Scientists discover each of the qualities purported to prove our distinctiveness in nature in other non-human species. A “polycrisis” of biodiversity loss, climate change, and creeping authoritarianism challenges the idea of humans as the sole thinking intelligence on earth.
In this talk, I explore how these changes are making cross-pollinations possible–and whether they might augur a new sense of humanity’s place in the world.
Oberlin Club of Washington DC
6 pm, online
September 7, 2026-September 13, 2026
Writers on the Reef Residency
Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island, QLD Australia
Roderick Centre for Australian Literature, James Cook University