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Nancy Kress
Nancy Kress is the author of 29 books of science fiction, fantasy, and the craft of writing. Her work has won four Nebulas, two Hugos, a Sturgeon, and the John W. Campbell. She teaches writing at many venues around the country, and recently held the Picador Guest Lectureship at Leipzig, Germany. Her most recent SF novel is Steal Across the Sky (Tor). She lives in Seattle.
Programming for Nancy Kress
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| Fri | 10:00 | (A09) | 1 hr |
The Hidden Monkey Wrench in Cloning
How can two cats have identical DNA and yet look and act differently? What's going on? Speculation on what we might not know and why cloning might be a whole lot more complicated than we think. |
| Fri | 11:00 | (A10) | 1 hr |
What is Consciousness?
Modern neuroscience and psychology have radically changed the way we view consciousness. The panel discusses modern ideas of what consciousness is as well as how this has been explored in science fiction. |
| Fri | 16:00 | (A04) | 1 hr |
The Many Sides of Hard SF
What is hard SF? While some predicted its decline in the 1960s and 1970s, it's alive and thriving. What makes SF hard SF? Does it have to play 100% by known physical laws, or can it break them in some areas? Are all sciences open to hard SF, or are some a better area for exploration than others? |
| Sat | 13:00 | (KK1) | 1 hr |
KaffeeKlatsch: Sat 13:00
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| Sat | 15:00 | (A15) | 30 min |
Reading: Nancy Kress
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| Sun | 11:00 | (Hall 2 Autographs) | 1 hr |
Autographing: Sun 11:00
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Home Page: http://nancykress.blogspot.com/