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| I will be (was) on 4 panels at Oregon 2017. Here's some links to more content, hopefully I will not [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansplaining | mansplain ]] my way through so much on the panels. | I will be (was) on 4 panels at [[ http://39.orycon.org/ | Orycon 2017]]. Here's some links to more content. Hopefully I will not need to [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansplaining | mansplain ]] my way through so much on the panels. |
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| * [[ O39SpaceDrives | Rockets and Space Drives ]] Saturday November 18, 1 to 2 pm * [[Pettygrove]] '''[[ http://keithl.com | Keith Lofstrom ]]''', Dan Dubrick, Elton Elliott, Hugh S. Gregory, [[ http://www.gdnordley.com | G. David Nordley ]], [[ https://www.blazeward.com/ | Blaze Ward ]] |
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| * [[TabbyStar | Tabby's Star ]] * [[ | The August 2017 Eclipse]] * [[ | Space Drives ]] * [[ | Asteroids or Mars? ]] |
* [[ O39TabbyStar | KIC 846252 also Known as Tabby's Star ]] Saturday November 18, 6 to 7 pm * [[Pettygrove]] ''' [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Siegel | Ethan Siegel ]]''', [[ http://keithl.com | Keith Lofstrom ]], [[ https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-macewen-2534311/ | Pat MacEwen ]] , [[ http://www.gdnordley.com | G. David Nordley ]], [[https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15578410.Victor_L_Thorn | Victor Lyle Thorn ]] |
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| Earlier this year, I was a little bummed out that I was not given the opportunity to present long form slide explanations of new ideas in 2017, but I've been pretty busy developing those ideas. I packed rooms in 2015; many fans are (like me) tired of the [[ http://acronymsandslang.com/definition/4704039/SOS-meaning.html | S.O.S.]], and want something new from science fiction. Perhaps in 2018 I can better explain some of the new ideas that I will briefly mention in the 2017 panels. | * [[ O39AsterMars | Asteroids or Mars? ]] Sunday Nov 19, 10 to 11 AM * [[Pettygrove]] Dan Dubrick, [[ http://keithl.com | Keith Lofstrom ]], Joyce Reynolds-Ward, [[ https://www.blazeward.com/ | Blaze Ward ]] * [[ O39Eclipse | The August 2017 Eclipse]] Sunday Nov 19, 2 to 3 pm * [[Pettygrove]] '''[[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Siegel | Ethan Siegel]] ''', [[ http://keithl.com |Keith Lofstrom ]], [[ http://www.gdnordley.com | G. David Nordley ]], Roy Torley, Tom Whitmore Earlier this year, I was a little bummed out that I was not given the opportunity to present long form slide explanations of new ideas in 2017, but I've been pretty busy developing those ideas. I packed rooms in 2015; many fans are (like me) tired of the [[ http://acronymsandslang.com/definition/4704039/SOS-meaning.html | S.O.S.]], and want something new from science fiction. Perhaps in 2018 I will be allowed to make solo presentations again, so I can better explain some of the new ideas that I will briefly mention in the 2017 panels. |
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| If I am a party pooper about exotic scientific hypotheses, it is because startling new scientific discoveries are adequately explained by the theories we've already got. I'm an engineer. We combine newly discovered phenomena and scientific explanations to produce amazing new inventions, fringe psuedo-science is a distraction. | I am a party pooper about most exotic scientific hypotheses, because "unexplainable" phenomena are almost always explained by the theories we've already got that the "discoverer" hasn't bothered to learn. Many "discoveries" - cold fusion, quantum thrust, etc. - result from incompetent experiments. I'm an engineer. We combine newly-discovered phenomena and scientific explanations to produce amazing new inventions. Fringe pseudo-science is a distraction. If a story needs it, it is fantasy, not science fiction. I will continue to update this page and the panel-specific pages as more phenomena are discovered and more inventions occur to me. '''Never stop learning and thinking. ''Never be afraid to change your mind and admit you were mistaken!'' ''' |
Orycon2017
I will be (was) on 4 panels at Orycon 2017. Here's some links to more content. Hopefully I will not need to mansplain my way through so much on the panels.
Rockets and Space Drives Saturday November 18, 1 to 2 pm
Pettygrove Keith Lofstrom, Dan Dubrick, Elton Elliott, Hugh S. Gregory, G. David Nordley, Blaze Ward
KIC 846252 also Known as Tabby's Star Saturday November 18, 6 to 7 pm
Asteroids or Mars? Sunday Nov 19, 10 to 11 AM
Pettygrove Dan Dubrick, Keith Lofstrom, Joyce Reynolds-Ward, Blaze Ward
The August 2017 Eclipse Sunday Nov 19, 2 to 3 pm
Pettygrove Ethan Siegel , Keith Lofstrom, G. David Nordley, Roy Torley, Tom Whitmore
Earlier this year, I was a little bummed out that I was not given the opportunity to present long form slide explanations of new ideas in 2017, but I've been pretty busy developing those ideas. I packed rooms in 2015; many fans are (like me) tired of the S.O.S., and want something new from science fiction. Perhaps in 2018 I will be allowed to make solo presentations again, so I can better explain some of the new ideas that I will briefly mention in the 2017 panels.
I am a party pooper about most exotic scientific hypotheses, because "unexplainable" phenomena are almost always explained by the theories we've already got that the "discoverer" hasn't bothered to learn. Many "discoveries" - cold fusion, quantum thrust, etc. - result from incompetent experiments.
I'm an engineer. We combine newly-discovered phenomena and scientific explanations to produce amazing new inventions. Fringe pseudo-science is a distraction. If a story needs it, it is fantasy, not science fiction.
I will continue to update this page and the panel-specific pages as more phenomena are discovered and more inventions occur to me. Never stop learning and thinking. Never be afraid to change your mind and admit you were mistaken!
Here's my presentations at Orycon 2015