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Sam Scheiner
Sam Scheiner is a long-time fan and scientist. He grew up in the Pittsburgh area and got involved in fandom during college, in Chicago during the school year while attending the University of Chicago and in Pittsburgh during the summers. His scientific areas of expertise are ecology and evolution, and has published 7 books and over 60 scientific papers. He has also co-authored a book with SF author Phyllis Eisenstein on arthritis. For the past 10 years he has worked at the National Science Foundation giving away money.
Sam has been active in fandom since college. At UC he reincarnated the science fiction club. He met his wife at Windycon in Chicago, and his daughter attended her first con at the age of 4 weeks, sleeping underneath a huckster table. Currently he is involved in the Washington Science Fiction Association and is a past chair of the local convention Capclave.
Programming for Sam Scheiner
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| Wed | 10:30 | (A18) | 30 min |
Teaching SF: Scientific Literacy
The knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity. |
| Wed | 15:00 | (A18) | 1 hr |
Teaching SF: Empower Students: Teach Them Science Fiction, Too
Every subject can use a speculative fiction story as part of the lesson. Greek plays used fantasy. Economics? Physics? Biology? English Lit? Would you like to be invisible? |
| Wed | 17:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Ask Doctor Genius
The panelists provide authoritative answers to audience questions on topics of science, art, literature, relationships, history, and anything else that should happen to come up. Because the panelists are all geniuses, any question is fair game. No guarantees are provided that these authoritative answers will be anything resembling correct, mind you... |
| 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? |
| 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. |