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Retired electrical engineer. Interested in radio radio control gliders, restoring vintage and antique radios, anime, Japan, fanticy and SF.
Thursday, July 6
 

12:30pm CDT

Based on Science DoubleTree Atrium 2

2:00pm CDT

Religion in the Future DoubleTree Atrium 4

3:30pm CDT

AI in Science Fiction: From Evil Overlords to Companions DoubleTree Atrium 7 The Cosmic Perspective DoubleTree Atrium 4

5:00pm CDT

Movies and the Problem of Evil DoubleTree Atrium 7 What IS a Space Opera? DoubleTree Bloomington

7:00pm CDT

Computer FAQ DoubleTree Plaza 3 Science Education: The Next Generation Sheraton Ames

8:30pm CDT

Don't Go There: Taboo Topics and Triggers In Art DoubleTree Atrium 6 Old Man's War Series DoubleTree Plaza 3
 
Friday, July 7
 

11:00am CDT

Gravity in Fact and Fiction DoubleTree Plaza 3 Plug-in Electric Vehicles Sheraton Whalon

2:00pm CDT

Firefly At 15 DoubleTree Bloomington Take a Pew, Pew, Pew! Organized Religion in SciFi/Fantasy DoubleTree Edina

3:30pm CDT

Building a Religion DoubleTree Plaza 3 Space Opera as Serious Literature DoubleTree Plaza 1

5:00pm CDT

Writing Near Future Sci-Fi DoubleTree Plaza 1

7:00pm CDT

Skylarks and Lensmen, The Classic Space Opera of E.E. 'Doc' Smith Sheraton Whalon

8:30pm CDT

Story-Driven Spacecraft Design DoubleTree Atrium 4 To Infinity Sheraton Ames
 
Saturday, July 8
 

9:30am CDT

Modern Treknology DoubleTree Edina

12:30pm CDT

Internet of Things (In)Security DoubleTree Atrium 7

3:30pm CDT

How Do You Blow Up a Space Cruiser? DoubleTree Bloomington

5:00pm CDT

(Fake?) Science in the News DoubleTree Atrium 6 Asian Folklore 101 DoubleTree Plaza 3 Creating Appealing Scientific Subjects DoubleTree Atrium 7

7:00pm CDT

Anime for the Sci-Fi Fan DoubleTree Plaza 3 Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2 DoubleTree Atrium 6

8:30pm CDT

Subversive Sci-Fi of Paul Verhoeven DoubleTree Edina Truth That's Weirder Than Fiction DoubleTree Plaza 1