OryCon schedule
We'll be flying back to Seattle on Thursday the 16th, then driving to Portland, stopping on the way to visit Mt St Helens before staying at the McMenamins Kennedy School on Thursday night.
My OryCon schedule
Sun Nov 19 2:00:pm
Sun Nov 19 3:00:pm
The Economics of Immortality
Salon B
When the nanotech breakthrough cures aging and raises life expectancy to 150 years (or more), where will the money for Social Security come from? What new industries will arise to meet the needs of post-seniors? What will cities look l! ike when we become a society of shoppers and tourists? How will we afford iPods for all the great-great-great-grandchildren?
Mary Hobson</b> Laura MajerusCheryl Scott</b> Elton Elliott</b> Jim Kling</b>
Sun Nov 19 1:00:pm
Sun Nov 19 2:00:pm
21st Century Snake Oil -- Junk Science and Infomercials
Salon A
It must be true, I saw it on the Internet. How has pseudo-science infected popular culture lately? How does this kind of charlatanism interfere with progress and rational discourse? Are there things we can do to counter the untruths that are spread around?
Judy Lazar</b> Jack William BellJim Kling</b> Bill Sattler</b> Michael Pearce</b> Marilyn Holt</b>
Sat Nov 1! 8 5:00:pm
Sat Nov 18 6:00:pm
H omo Sapiens 5.06b
Eugene
Where are we going with the genome and stem cell research? The news talks about what kind of good stuff could come of this ... genetic diseases cured, depression gone, fat? But what comes with it. Can you design a human who will love flipping burgers all their life for pennies?
Tara K HarperJim Kling</b> David W. Goldman</b> Mike Shepherd Moscoe</b>
Sat Nov 18 2:00:pm
Sat Nov 18 3:00:pm
Building Your World from the Microbiological Level on Up
Salon A
What components are necessary for life on a planet? What about all the little unseen critters that are so important. Worlding building from the planet up.
Judy LazarHoward Davidson</b> Mary Rosenblum</b> Jim Kling</b>
Sat Nov 18 11:00:am
Sat Nov 18 12:00:pm
How bad can it be? When the Pandemic Strikes Home
Salon A
How bad can it be? If a pandemic strikes and 1 in 20 die what does that do to a society? If you loose half your population who will be left to do the work, to raise the kids, to take care of the sick and the elderly. What can we do to mitigate the problem?
Mary Rosenblum</b> Mir Plemmons</b> Mary Hobson</b> Jim Kling
Sat Nov 18 10:00:am
Sat Nov 18 11:00:am
Growing Food in Space
Salon A
Will we be able to get enough of the vitamins, minerals and trace elements in our food if it is grown on another planet? What has to be considered when we look at feeding the human body from thi! ngs grown in space or alien environments?
< u>Jim Kling</u></b> David W. Goldman</b> Amy Thomson</b> Mary Rosenblum
Fri Nov 17 8:00:pm
Fri Nov 17 9:00:pm
What We Don`t Know About Physics and the Sciences
Medford
Our panelists explore what we don't know about science and physics and how we're trying to find out. Also, what don't we know about biology- you might be surprised how much is mere guesswork
Jim Kling</b> John Blyler</b> Howard Davidson
Fri Nov 17 6:00:pm
Fri Nov 17 7:00:pm
Palaces and Prisons? Urban Development in the 22nd Century
Salon A
Is technology accelerating the divide between rich and poor? Will it make sense to live closer together in high-density zones optimized for transit an! d pedestrians, or will ever-longer commutes require even bigger and more comfortable cars? Will residential towers bring every indulgence to the wealthy, or simply warehouse the permanently unemployed? A discussion
Sheila Simonson</b> Bill SattlerJim Kling</b> Mary Hobson</b> Norman E. Hartman</b> Marilyn Holt</b>
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
jkling) wrote,
