Impasse

Impasse (2025) confronts the uncomfortable truth that humanity is utterly unprepared for climate catastrophe, despite mounting evidence of extreme weather transforming our planet. Instead of clinging to false optimism and faith in endless progress, it reveals how acknowledging the depth of the crisis might open new paths toward navigating our uncertain future.

• Climate activists seeking a more realistic framework for understanding our environmental crisis
• Philosophy and psychology enthusiasts interested in how cognitive biases and human limitations shape our response to existential challenges
• Critical thinkers questioning progress narratives who are skeptical of techno-optimism

Roy Scranton is an acclaimed author, journalist and Iraq war veteran. He holds a PhD in English from Princeton University and has been awarded prestigious fellowships including the Whiting, Lannan, and Guggenheim fellowships. His works include the autobiographical Iraq war account Learning to Die in the Anthropocene and the novel War Porn. His writing has appeared in publications ranging from the New York Times to the Baffler.