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Howard Davidson
Howard Davidson was captured by a Heinlein book in second grade, and hasn't been seen much since. Inspired to do science fiction by reading it he went off and got a Ph.D. in physics, the best training available for a crackpot inventor. He is currently a Consulting Physicist in Silicon Valley. He holds 30 patents, has published and presented numerous technical papers and one technical book chapter, has taught Computer Engineering at Stanford, and goes to cons. He gets to write science fiction for the annual budget cycle.
Programming for Howard Davidson
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| Wed | 17:00 | (A09) | 1 hr |
Are You as Smart as a Rat?
One small idea could potentially prompt one large step for mankind. For example, wars end but buried land mines become the surprise gifts that keep on giving. Angola alone has six million hidden, unexploded ordnance. It costs $3 to plant a land mine and $300-$1,000 to get rid of it. Rats have been trained to sniff out land mines but additional low-tech detection solutions are needed. Put on your current and futuristic thinking caps please. |
| Thu | 11:00 | (C01) | 1 hr |
The Ethics of AI
What rights and responsibilities should/would artificially developed sentient beings (of whatever sort) have? |
| Sat | 17:00 | (A09) | 1 hr |
The Future in Physics: How Close Are We to Time Travel or Breaking the Light Barrier?
The latest news from the front lines. |
| Sun | 13:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Computer War and Cyber Forensics: Stuxnet: Cyberwar and Cyber Terrorism?
What are the economic, political, and ethical implications of government created malware? Stuxnet worm was a designed to take over NIC's in control systems - specifically the infrastructure of countries (power, water, dams, gas lines, nuclear power plants). What's already happened and what's next on this front? |