An archive of previous and past events.
CAPRICON 41 Panel – Alternative Governments
Science Fiction has often depicted autocratic or oligarchic governments because those are easiest to write about. Alternatively, we may see something that resembles today’s representative democracy. But those are not […]
5 Feb
2021
2021
Capricon 41 – Creating the Future we Want
“Science Fiction and Fantasy are all about envisioning futures yet to come and worlds that don’t exist. We are in a unique moment in time – The Great Pause, as […]
4 Feb
2021
2021
CAPRICON 41 Lecture – Progress: How Much Control Do We Really Have?
This year’s theme is “Creating the Future We Want” but how much control do we really have over what kind of future we make? Drawing on her research on the […]
4 Feb
2021
2021
Guest Seminar – Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI) at UC Berkeley
Interdisciplinary Insights’ seminar series Seminar: The Outsourcing of Information-Sorting to Networks and Non-Human Agents from the 1500s to Today The goal of this series is to expose technical researchers to […]
16 Dec
2020
2020
National Humanities Center Virtual Graduate Student Winter Residency
Passionate Teaching in a Research Environment: How to Create Meaningful Online Learning Experiences Virtual Graduate Student Winter Residency Teaching Online in a Crisis While the World Explodes– Ada Palmer, Associate […]
7 Dec
2020
2020
Writer Igniter SFF Summit
Join host Gabriela Pereira for interviews with top science fiction and fantasy authors talking about the craft and business of writing. LIVE on Monday, November 30 at 8:00am ET Listen […]
30 Nov
2020
2020
Windycon 47
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center (70 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard, IL 60148).
Windycon is Chicagoland’s longest running science fiction convention. Windycon 47 will be held on November 13-15, 2020, at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center (70 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard, IL 60148).
13 Nov
2020
2020
Speech as Protest: Being Heard and Taking up Space in the Premodern World
Keynote Address and Q&A: The Modern Political Impact of How We Talk about Premodern Censorship Opening and Introduction: Elisa J. Jones, College of Charleston Keynote Address: Ada Palmer (University of Chicago) What constitutes […]
22 Oct
2020
2020
The Pearson Global Forum – The Climate of Conflict
What can we learn about the COVID-19 pandemic from historical pandemics? Listen to the panel discuss their research on the economic impact of the bubonic plague. Panel includes: Mark Koyama; […]
6 Oct
2020
2020
NASFiC: Predicting the Post-Apocalypse: How Will We Be Saved?
It’s the post-apocalypse – how will humanity be saved? Our panel mine their favorite stories about the post-apocalypse for clues at what might rescue or restore humanity. PANELISTS Ada Palmer […]
23 Aug
2020
2020
