The Thermocene is a warmer world where heat is a permanent condition. At Socratus we explore it through speculative material cultures, i.e., the objects, rituals and tools people might live with when it never really cools down.
How the word moved
It started in September 2026 as the name of a Socratus workshop and a Messenger essay the team wrote together. So this one's ours more than mine.
In my words
"Heat doesn’t just raise stakes for those already struggling, it stands to change who we consider vulnerable in the first place."
from Into the Thermocene, 28 Sep 2026
Related
- Related worldmaking - Socratus has always been interested in worldmaking, and this is the latest round.