Facebook
Livejournal
RSS
Twitter (Con News)Program Participant
H. G. Stratmann
Henry G. (H.G.) Stratmann is a cardiologist and science fiction writer. He graduated summa cum laude from St. Louis University with a BA in chemistry. His medical credentials include being board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and nuclear cardiology. He is in private practice in Springfield, Missouri and both Clinical Professor of Medicine at St. Louis University School of Medicine and an adjunct professor at Drury University. His professional experience includes being the principal or co-investigator for over two dozen medical research studies. He is currently enrolled at Missouri State University to obtain a BS in physics with a minor in astronomy.
Henry's nonfiction writing includes being the author or coauthor of some seventy publications in medical journals as well as a book on healthy living aimed at the general public. So far twenty-one stories and five science fact articles he's written have been published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Henry's SF stories reflect his wide range of interests, including literature, history, philosophy, theology, music (particularly classical music), and popular culture. His hobbies include amateur astronomy, playing and writing music, holding an Extra Class amateur radio license, high power rocketry (Level 1 certified), and having A+ certification as an Information Technology technician.
Programming for H. G. Stratmann
Mouse over a title for the full description
| Wed | 19:00 | (A04) | 1 hr |
Form and Content: Using Music in Science Fiction and Fantasy
How is music used in SF&F? Can musical techniques be applied to fiction? Music might be key to the plot or to a character's role in the story's world. Could a story be structured as a sonata or a capriccio? Can you achieve effects comparable with opera and musical theater - the interaction of words and music in the story instead of in the theater? |
| Thu | 13:00 | (D05) | 1 hr |
The Amish Approach to Changing Technology: The Error of Presumed Neutrality of Technology
The Amish do use technology, but they reject the idea that technologies are value-free tools, and they acknowledge that they can change social order, so all technology must be evaluated before being allowed into the community. Would we be wise to adopt this cautious approach? |
| Thu | 15:00 | (C01) | 1 hr |
Why We Still Love The Twilight Zone Fifty Years On
While science fiction for kids filled the TV screens of the '50s, Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone was, arguably, the first SF show for adults. Featuring sophisticated themes, good writing and a surprising number of young actors who went on to be stars, The Twilight Zone is a classic of the genre everyone should be watching. Our panel talks about some of their favorite episodes and why they've lasted. |
| Thu | 16:00 | (A16) | 1 hr |
Space and the Biological Economy
How does space exploration drive the United States' biological economy? What do the advances in telemedicine and the biological sciences driven by NASA mean to our nation's long-term economic and physical health? |
Home Page: http://www.hgstratmann.com