Catherine Smith (insect genetics lab-tech), Bruce Gehweiler (publisher at <a href="http://www.mariettapublishing.com/" target="_blank">Marietta Publishing</a>), Mike McPhail and his wife Danielle Ackley-McPhail (<a href="http://www.mariettapublishing.com/authors.htm" target="_blank">authors</a>), Warren Buff (chairman of the SF&F convention <a href="http://www.stellarcon.org/home" target="_blank">Stellarcon</a>), Shannon Souvinette and her daughter Elaina (art show organizers at <a href="http://www.libertycon.org/" target="_blank">LibertyCon</a>), Shannon Presley (Radio DJ at <a href="http://www.beaverfm.com/pages/1476895.php" target="_blank">WBVR</a>), Klon Newell (book dealer), and David Benedict (of the <a href="http://www.artc.org/" target="_blank">Atlanta Radio Theater Company</a>) are our guests today.
This is the second of our two episodes containing interviews recorded at the SF&F convention <a href="http://www.libertycon.org/" target="_blank">LibertyCon</a> on July 12, 2008. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the July 30, 2008 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 80 minutes]
Topics covered by our various guests include trends in: digital art, genetic methods of insect control, electronic publishing (especially as relates to Amazon's new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle" target="_blank">Kindle</a> ebook reader), gaming, the dark truth about fairy legends, space exploration, scientific peer review journals going online, government regulations, and how writers may soon have little need of publishers.

Catherine Smith (insect genetics lab-tech), Bruce Gehweiler (publisher at Marietta Publishing), Mike McPhail and his wife Danielle Ackley-McPhail (authors), Warren Buff (chairman of the SF&F convention Stellarcon), Shannon Souvinette and her daughter Elaina (art show organizers at LibertyCon), Shannon Presley (Radio DJ at WBVR), Klon Newell (book dealer), and David Benedict (of the Atlanta Radio Theater Company) are our guests today. This is the second of our two episodes containing interviews recorded at the SF&F convention LibertyCon on July 12, 2008. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the July 30, 2008 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 80 minutes] Topics covered by our various guests include trends in: digital art, genetic methods of insect control, electronic publishing (especially as relates to Amazon's new Kindle ebook reader), gaming, the dark truth about fairy legends, space exploration, scientific peer review journals going online, government regulations, and how writers may soon have little need of publishers.

Catherine Smith (insect genetics&nbsp;lab-tech), Bruce Gehweiler (publisher at <a href="http://www.mariettapublishing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marietta Publishing</a>), Mike McPhail and his wife Danielle Ackley-McPhail (<a href="http://www.mariettapublishing.com/authors.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer">authors</a>), Warren Buff (chairman of the&nbsp;SF&amp;F convention <a href="http://www.stellarcon.org/home" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stellarcon</a>), Shannon Souvinette and her daughter Elaina (art show organizers at <a href="http://www.libertycon.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">LibertyCon</a>), Shannon Presley (Radio DJ at <a href="http://www.beaverfm.com/pages/1476895.php" rel="noopener noreferrer">WBVR</a>), Klon Newell (book dealer), and David Benedict (of the <a href="http://www.artc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Atlanta Radio Theater Company</a>) are our guests today.
This is the second of our two episodes containing interviews recorded at the SF&amp;F convention <a href="http://www.libertycon.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">LibertyCon</a> on July 12, 2008. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the July 30, 2008 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 80 minutes]
Topics covered by our various guests include trends in: digital art, genetic methods of insect control, electronic publishing (especially as relates to Amazon's new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kindle</a> ebook reader), gaming, the dark truth about fairy legends, space exploration, scientific peer review journals going online, government regulations, and how writers may soon have little need of publishers.

July 30, 2008 Episode

This award-winning series explores The Future of Everything. What can we expect of next week, next year, next century? What will we eat, drive, wear, live in, vote for, want to buy, and want to avoid? What mistakes of the past will we make again, and which ones have we learned from? From the next tick of the clock to the ultimate end of the universe, every subject is fair game. Composed of interviews and essays, it's hosted by the author and futurist Stephen Euin Cobb. Guests include: famous authors and the occasional celebrity, but mostly futurists, innovators, technologists, analysts, entrepreneurs, and those pushing the limits of technology, as well as those struggling to understand the trends growing strong around us now--since it is those trends which will create the future in which we will all live. This program is not about magic, or prophecy, or psychic divination.  Instead, we attempt to use verifiable facts as our foundation, and from them extrapolate forward. All such extrapolations--regardless of the credentials of those putting them forth--must be considered pure opinion. Time alone, will allow these extrapolations to be verified or nullified. Topics and themes explored include: nanotechnology and biotechnology; organlegging and organ transplants, molecular manufacturing and computers wired directly into the human brain; extropianism, transhumanism and the technology of individual immortality; terrorism, globalization, global warming and nuclear proliferation; cryonics and cryogenics; genetic engineering and the human genome project; embryos, cloning and stem cell research; astronomy and other space explorations (NASA, Hubble, exoplanets, SETI, ESA, CCCP, lasers and space probes); the singularity, robots, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI); remote sensing and waldoes; legal and illegal uses of the Internet (hackers and hacking, viruses and Trojan horses); solar cells, peak oil and alternative energy; aging and medical longevity; FTL (faster than light travel, as in Star Trek and Star Wars) and worm holes (as in StarGate SG-1); progress in health, education and neuroscience, as well as evolution, agriculture and inventions; and how what was once science fiction and fantasy is now biology, chemistry and physics. Everything from futurism to futurology. To learn more, check the show's website at: www.TheFutureAndYou.com

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This award-winning series explores The Future of Everything. What can we expect of next week, next year, next century? What will we eat, drive, wear, live in, vote for, want to buy, and want to avoid? What mistakes of the past will we make again, and which ones have we learned from? From the next tick of the clock to the ultimate end of the universe, every subject is fair game. Composed of interviews and essays, it's hosted by the author and futurist Stephen Euin Cobb. Guests include: famous authors and the occasional celebrity, but mostly futurists, innovators, technologists, analysts, entrepreneurs, and those pushing the limits of technology, as well as those struggling to understand the trends growing strong around us now--since it is those trends which will create the future in which we will all live. This program is not about magic, or prophecy, or psychic divination. Instead, we attempt to use verifiable facts as our foundation, and from them extrapolate forward. All such extrapolations--regardless of the credentials of those putting them forth--must be considered pure opinion. Time alone, will allow these extrapolations to be verified or nullified. Topics and themes explored include: nanotechnology and biotechnology; organlegging and organ transplants, molecular manufacturing and computers wired directly into the human brain; extropianism, transhumanism and the technology of individual immortality; terrorism, globalization, global warming and nuclear proliferation; cryonics and cryogenics; genetic engineering and the human genome project; embryos, cloning and stem cell research; astronomy and other space explorations (NASA, Hubble, exoplanets, SETI, ESA, CCCP, lasers and space probes); the singularity, robots, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI); remote sensing and waldoes; legal and illegal uses of the Internet (hackers and hacking, viruses and Trojan horses); solar cells, peak oil and alternative energy; aging and medical longevity; FTL (faster than light travel, as in Star Trek and Star Wars) and worm holes (as in StarGate SG-1); progress in health, education and neuroscience, as well as evolution, agriculture and inventions; and how what was once science fiction and fantasy is now biology, chemistry and physics. Everything from futurism to futurology. To learn more, check the show's website at: www.TheFutureAndYou.com

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