Soil scientist Johannes Lehmann (member of the National Academy of Science) and cartoonist Pedro X. Molina (recipient of the Vaclav Havel Award for Creative Dissent) discuss their recent creative collaboration on a graphic novel titled HUMUS. This is the first event in a series, “Imagine! Dialogues on the Power of Imagination as a Public Good,” celebrating the 25th anniversary of Ithaca City of Asylum.