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  • The First Barbarian of Texas: Conan the Cimmerian
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  • For over 80 years, Conan has ruled the roost as the literary and pop culture definition of "barbarian." What makes Conan so popular in and out of ...
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    FinnRobert E. HowardPopulatedLiterature
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  • Is Gibson Getting Out of Hand?
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  • Is corporate control of research and the drive for short-term profit crippling scientific innovation and basic research? Do established companies a...
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    Science
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  • The Practice of Space Medicine
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  • Whether you're suffering from a case of Andorian shingles or just a mild version of numb tongue, you can be sure that our panelists have a higher p...
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    Science
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  • Contaminating Other Worlds
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  • NASA verified that microbe thermophilic geobacillus hitched a ride to Mars. How much cost should we incur to ensure we do not bring a piece of ours...
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    Science
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  • Sacrificing Earth: The Politics and Science of Ecology
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  • Elizabeth Kulbert said "It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society could choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but ...
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    EcologyPopulatedScience
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  • All of Biology in One Hour or Less
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  • Learn the Theory of Biology and how to apply it to building worlds and alien critters. A dizzying romp through biology's fundamental principles in ...
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    ScienceBiology
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  • Regency Dance
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  • The English Regency is, technically, 1811-1820 but our dances range from 1790 into the 1820's and some are modern creations and reconstructions. Th...
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    Dance

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  • A Virtual Tour of the World's Largest Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection
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  • The Eaton Collection, which is housed at the libraries of the University of California, Riverside, is the largest publicly-accessible collection of...
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    Academic
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  • Rhysling & Dwarf Stars Awards
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  • Nominees for each year's Rhysling Awards are selected by the membership of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. Each member is allowed to nomina...
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    PoetryPoetry
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  • What Would Happen If We Could Easily Publish Fanfic
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  • Politics and legalities of fanfic, now and in the future. How does it affect what we write? Does the new e-publishing fanfic imprints change the ga...
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    PopulatedFannish
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  • Prometheus Awards
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  • The Libertarian Futurist Society presents its annual Prometheus Award for best freedom-oriented novel and Hall of Fame Award for best classic freed...
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    Literature
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  • Klingon Language Lecture
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  • Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen may be a Hugo & Nebula nominated author, but he's also the founder and director of the Klingon Language Institute, where for...
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    KlingonsLinguisticsScience
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  • The State of Sword & Sorcery: New Trends
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  • Sword and Sorcery is alive and well! If you're not up on the new trends and directions, now is your chance to check out what's going on in this mod...
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    FinnFantasyLiterature
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  • Higgs Bosons, Neutrinos, B-Mesons, Oh My!
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  • Since the recent discovery of the Higgs Boson, particle physics has been getting a lot of press. But what is it and why should we care? Aren't ther...
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    Particle PhysicsPopulatedScience
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  • Ray Palmer and "Psi-Fi"
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  • Ray Palmer (1910-1977), controversial editor of Amazing Stories in the 1940s, championed as true Richard Shaver's stories that featured an undergro...
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    Populated/spikeHistory
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  • Sleep Dealer: Futuristic Science Fiction Film
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  • Sleep Dealer explores ways in which technology both oppresses and connects migrants by depicting a dystopian future. [1] A fortified wall has ended...
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    SpanishMedia Viewing
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  • Elysium Movie Panel
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  • Discussion Panels

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  • Writing Erotica
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  • How do you write great sex scenes? What should be mentioned, and what left to the imagination? Can you write a good sex scene that runs counter to ...
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    WritingEroticaIndustryPopulated/spike
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  • Xenoarchaeology in SF
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  • Xenoarchaeology, a field of hypothetical science concerned with the physical remains of extraterrestrial civilizations, can be traced back to the G...
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    Literature
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  • Publishing Intermediaries in the Digital Age
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  • Agents. Editors. Publishers. All obsolete in the digital age, right? We find out how useful these experts are and what services they can provide to...
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    IndustryPublishing
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  • The Shift from Print Publishing to E-Publishing
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  • The acceptance of (and enthusiasm for) electronic publication has increased dramatically in the past two years. E-book sales are up, and fans are r...
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    e-booksIndustry
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  • Tachyon Publications Presents
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    IndustryPublisher PresentationPopulated
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  • Space Law
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  • What legal framework exists and is being created as more governmental and corporate interests move out into the solar system? Our speaker is a law ...
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    Space LawOtherPopulatedReal World
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  • Firearms in the Victorian Era
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  • The Science of Victorian Firearms Fact is stranger than fiction. Take a look at the real history of firearms throughout the Victorian era. See the...
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    History
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  • Who Painted That!
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  • How can you tell who the artist is? Ever look at a book and wonder who painted that wonderful/awful cover? Listen to the artists and collectors tel...
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    Art
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  • Fantastic Victoriana: The True Roots of Steampunk
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  • Where did Steampunk come from? Was it Jules Verne, or the Wild Wild West? Our panel of experts will kick it around and come up with a Must Read lis...
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    FinnSteampunkPopulatedLiterature
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  • Getting Research Right in Historical Fiction
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  • How much research needs to be done when writing a story set in an historical period? How far can you stray before readers will notice? Do the reade...
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    Research
    PopulatedWritingResearchLiterature
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  • Christmas with the Dead
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  • Christmas with the Dead, directed by T. L. Lankford, is a 2012 film based on a story by Joe Lansdale. The author will talk about the making of the ...
  • Screening
    Special Guest: LansdaleSpikeFilmPopulatedFannish

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  • Summer Blockbusters - 2013
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  • This year's summer blockbusters are now (almost) history. Iron Man 3, Star Trek...it's all over but the long form Hugo nominations. Let's discuss t...
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    Media
    PopulatedMedia
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  • Higgs Boson Found: Where do We Go from Here?
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  • The long-anticipated Higgs boson was observed at CERN last year, providing exciting confirmation of a prediction made in 1964. What discoveries m...
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    Science
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  • Anthology Building and World Domination: A Primer
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  • Editing an anthology is a lot like ruling the world. No, really! Rick Klaw shares some of his Machiavellian secrets for anyone who is considering p...
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    FinnEditing AnthologiesPopulatedIndustry
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  • Computers Using DNA for Storage
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  • A recent paper in Nature announced an encoding method makes it possible to store at least 100 million hours of high-definition video in about a cup...
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    Computer ScienceScienceBiology