In this moment of seemingly compounding global crises and existential concerns about the future of the planet, LA+ pauses to consider the values and implications of speculation.  How are speculative acts understood differently within specific disciplinary structures versus broader cultural perceptions? Whether employed as a means of influence, a method of production, a form of practice, a manner of inquiry, a way of seeing, or a motivating ideology, LA+ Speculation engages speculation and the speculative as world-shaping concepts worthy of deep and critical reflection.  Guest edited by Christopher Marcinkoski with Javier Arpa Fernandez, and other contributors include: Merve Bedir Casey Lance Brown Stuart Candy Paul Dobraszyk Aroussiak Gabrielian Daisy Ginsberg Adrian Hawker Souhei Imamu Karen Lewis Min Kyung Lee Mpho Matsipa Alexandra Sankova Jonah Susskind Ytasha Womak