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David D. Friedman
I am an academic economist with a doctorate in theoretical physics who teaches at a law school. My most recent non-fiction publication, Future Imperfect, looks at technologies that might revolutionize the world over the next few decades. My first book, The Machinery of Freedom, sketched out how a society in which all useful governmental functions had been privatized might work; Verner Vinge based the setting of one of his stories ("The Ungoverned") on it.
My activities in the SCA include period story telling, medieval cooking, building period furniture, and much else. Other interests include home unschooling (of two children, one now in college one about to be), Kipling, poetry, lapidary work, educational software, applications of economics to things other than the economy.
Programming for David D. Friedman
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| Thu | 10:30 | (A14) | 30 min |
Reading: David D. Friedman
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| Thu | 13:00 | (A09) | 1 hr |
Where there's a Will there's a Way: Reproductive Technology, Medical Ethics and the Law
W.S. Gilbert wrote "If I can't disinherit my own unborn son, whose unborn son can I disinherit?" But, what if you want to arrange for your un-conceived child to inherit your possessions? What are the medical, ethical, and legal implications of modern reproductive practices such as surrogate parenting and the use of sperm banks? |
| Thu | 14:00 | (Hall 2 Autographs) | 1 hr |
Autographing: Thu 14:00
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| Thu | 16:00 | (A09) | 1 hr |
An Introduction to the Society for Creative Anachronism
The Society for Creative Anachronism, an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts, skills, and traditions of pre-17th-century Europe, was founded by fans in 1966. Our panelists provide a perspective on the SCA from its origins to the present day. |
| Fri | 11:00 | (C01) | 1 hr |
Law and Order through Space and Time
The legal system underpins our daily lives in ways both visible and not. What might a future legal and law enforcement system look like? What issues would confront and shape such a system spanning planets or galaxies? |
Home Page: http://www.daviddfriedman.com