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Ideas and opinion
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Greg Bear --- Author of more than thirty books of science
fiction and fantasy, including Blood
Music, The Forge of God, Darwin’s Radio, Darwin’s Children and Quantico. He has won two Hugo awards and five
Nebulas. His website: www.gregbear.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
Vernor Vinge --- Science fiction author (and former
professor of computer science at San Diego State University) most noted for
his groundbreaking fiction and non fiction concerning a possible future event
now commonly called “The Singularity.”
His novels include True Names, Marooned in Realtime, and the Hugo
winners A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky. All
his appearances on The Future And You
His seminal 1993 essay
"The Coming Technological Singularity" Robert J. Sawyer --- Best
selling author of seventeen hard SF novels, and frequent science commentator
on Radio and TV. His novels include Rollback, Frameshift, Factoring Humanity,
Flashforward, Calculating God, and the popular Neanderthal Parallax trilogy consisting of Hominids, Humans, and Hybrids. His novels have won the Hugo Award (Hominids in 2003), the Nebula Award (The Terminal Experiment in 1996) and
the John W. Campbell Award (Mindscan
in 2006). Maclean's: Canada's Weekly Newsmagazine has said, "By any
reckoning, Sawyer is among the most successful Canadian authors ever." His website: www.sfwriter.com All
his appearances on The Future And You Joe Haldeman --- Science
fiction author with a long list of awards and over 20 books in print. His best selling science fiction novels
include Forever War, Forever Peace and Old Twentieth. He holds a
Bachelor of Science in astronomy from the University of Maryland. He is currently a professor of writing at
MIT, and he has taught at Clarion, Clarion West, Kent State and Princeton. His website: http://home.earthlink.net/~haldeman All
his appearances on The Future And You
Kim Stanley Robinson ---
Science fiction author known for his best selling Mars trilogy (Red Mars,
Green Mars and Blue Mars); as
well as: Fifty Degrees Below, Forty
Signs of Rain, and The Years of
Rice and Salt. He has a Ph.D in
English, and his writings have won the Hugo, the Nebula, the Asimov, the John
W.Campbell, the Locus, and the World Fantasy Award. Kim Stanley
Robinson’s page at Wikipedia The
Kim Stanley Robinson Encyclopedia (similar to Wikipedia but specific to KSR’s
works) All
his appearances on The Future And You
Walter Jon Williams --- New York Times and London Times bestselling author of 27
novels including Hardwired, City on
Fire and The Praxis. He’s been nominated for ten Nebula Awards,
six Hugo Awards, the World Fantasy Award and the Philip K Dick Award. He has also written for movies, television,
and the gaming field. His hobbies
include scuba diving and martial arts. His website: www.thuntek.net/~walter Or: www.walterjonwilliams.net All his
appearances on The Future And You
Alan Dean Foster --- Prolific author of over 100 novels of
science fiction and fantasy, many of which are novelizations of successful
movies and TV shows. Examples include:
all three Aliens movies, The Chronicles of Ridick and Star Wars. His series’ include Commonwealth and Spellsinger,
and his trilogies include The Damned,
The Taken and Icerigger. He is also a
noted world traveler. His website: www.alandeanfoster.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
David Brin --- Science
fiction author as well as scientist and public speaker. Author of the novels Kiln People, The Life Eaters,
and six novels in his Uplift
series. Winner of multiple Hugo,
Nebula and other awards. He holds a Bachelors in astronomy, a Masters in
applied physics, and a Doctorate in astrophysics. His website: www.DavidBrin.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
Mike Resnick --- Prolific
SF&F author, anthologist and essayist, whose work has won numerous awards
(including one Nebula and five
Hugos) and has been translated into over 20 languages. About 30 of his novels are set in his Birthright Universe. A world traveler with a special interest in
Africa, he was recently appointed executive editor of the online SF&F
magazine Jim Baen's Universe. His website: http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/2/index.htm All
his appearances on The Future And You
Robin Curtis --- Actress who played the Vulcan
starfleet officer Lt. Saavik in Star
Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star
Trek IV: The Journey Home. All her
appearances on The Future And You Michael Berryman --- Actor who
has appeared in 37 films and 15 TV shows and is probably best known as the
star of Wes Craven's original version of the motion picture, The Hills Have Eyes. All
his appearances on The Future And You
Aimee Sweet --- Nude model
and porn star. Penthouse Pet of the
month for August 1998, she has also appeared in many other men's magazines,
including Perfect 10, Club, High Society, and Leg World, and has performed in
adult movies. Her website: www.aimeesweet.com (Warning—Nude Photos) All her
appearances on The Future And You Aria Giovanni --- Nude model
and porn star. Penthouse Pet of the
month for September 2000, she has also appeared in other men's magazines, as
well as on adult websites and in adult movies. Her website: www.ariagiovanni.com (Warning—Nude Photos) All her
appearances on The Future And You Linda Tran --- Nude model
and porn star. Has appeared in many
men’s magazines, calendars, adult movies and Pay-Per-View. Her website: www.lindatran.net (Warning—Nude Photos) All her
appearances on The Future And You Erin Gray --- Actress who
played Colonel Wilma Deering on the TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Also played Kate Summers on the TV series Silver Spoons. All her
appearances on The Future And You Eric Flint --- Author of
more than 25 novels of SF&F, well known for his 1632 series and Belasarius
series. Common genres: "alternate
history science fiction" and "humorous fantasy
adventure." Frequently
collaborates with: David Weber, David Drake, Dave Freer and Mercedes
Lackey. Has Master's Degree in history
with a special emphasis in West African history. A Writers of the Future winner in
1993. Currently is editor of the Baen Free Library and editor-in-cheif
of the online SF&F magazine: Jim
Baen's Universe. His website: www.ericflint.net All
his appearances on The Future And You
Nancy Kress ---Author of
twenty-one books of fiction and non-fiction, an author whose science fiction
has won the Hugo Award as well as three Nebulas. She's the monthly “Fiction” columnist for Writer’s Digest Magazine, and she
teaches regularly at Clarion. Her website: http://www.sff.net/people/nankress/ All
her appearances on The Future And You
David B. Coe --- Author of
eight fantasy novels, some of which have been translated into six languages,
including Russian, German, Dutch, and French.
His first series—the LonTobyn
Chronicle—won the Crawford Fantasy Award for "Best New Author in
Fantasy." A passionate
environmentalist, nature photographer, and bird & butterfly watcher; he
has a PhD in environmental history from Stanford University. His website: www.davidbcoe.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
Catherine Asaro --- Nebula
award winnning author of 16 SF novels, 11 of which form her Saga of the Skolian Empire. She has a
Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from Harvard, and was a physics professor until
1990, when she established Molecudyne Research. She’s published short
stories, reviews, essays, and scientific papers in refereed academic journals
(often on quantum physics). A former ballerina, she has performed with
ballets and in musicals on both the East and West Coasts of the United
States. Her website: http://www.sff.net/people/asaro All
her appearances on The Future And You
Marjorie M. Liu --- New York
Times bestselling author, well known for her Dirk & Steele series of paranormal romances such as Tiger Eye, Shadow Touch, The Red Heart of
Jade and Eye of Heaven. Has a Bachelor’s in East Asian Languages
and Cultures (with a minor in Biomedical Ethics). Studied law and was admitted to the bar in
2003. Has studied and traveled in
Asia, and worked for a time at the US Embassy in Beijing. Her website: www.marjoriemliu.com All
her appearances on The Future And You
Betsy Palmer --- Actress
best known today for playing the violently insane, ax-murdering mother of
Jason in the movie: Friday the
Thirteenth. She had actually
become famous decades before that because of her years on I've Got a Secret, Girl Talk and Knots Landing. All
her appearances on The Future And You
Gary Jones --- Actor
best known for his longstanding role as Sergeant Walter Harriman on the TV
series Stargate SG-1. He also writes scripts for various TV
shows, provides voices for animated projects and does standup comedy during
his show’s off-season. All his
appearances on The Future And You Sarah A. Hoyt ---
Author of a number of popular fantasy novels including Ill Met by Moonlight, Crawling Between
Heaven and Earth, All Night Awake, and Any Man So Daring. With a
Master's degree in languages and literature, today she is a full-time author
but in the past has been fluent in as many as five languages and employed as
a professional translator. Her website: www.sarahahoyt.com All
her appearances on The Future And You
David Drake --- Science
fiction and fantasy author, and one of the premier authors of the subgenre
called: military science fiction. His
books include the Hammer's Slammers
series and the Lord of the Isles
series. A former lawyer, he graduated
from the University of Iowa, majoring in history and Latin. His website: www.david-drake.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
Spider Robinson --- Science
fiction author most famed for his Callahan’s
series of novels and his Hugo and Nebula award winning Stardance Trilogy (which was written in collaboration with his
wife, Jeanne Robinson, a professional dancer, choreographer and dance
instructor). His website: www.spiderrobinson.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
Jeanne Robinson ---
Professional dancer, choreographer and dance instructor; as well as co-author
(with her husband, Spider Robinson) of the Hugo and Nebula award winning Stardance Trilogy (Stardance, Starseed and Starmind). Her longstanding "Stardance
Project" had her scheduled for a Space Shuttle ride into orbit, then was
temporarily shelved due to the Challenger Disaster in 1986, but is now back
on track thanks to recent advances in film making. All
her appearances on The Future And You
Her "Stardance
Project" webpage. John Ringo --- Science
fiction and fantasy author. A former
army paratrooper, he is a significant author in the military science fiction
subgenre. His novels include East of the Sun, West of the Moon, Princes of Wands and his Ghost Series. His website: www.johnringo.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
Doctor Travis S. Taylor ---
Scientist working with NASA and DOD on advanced propulsion systems and on
anti-terrorist technologies and methods.
The discoverer of two exoplanets, he is also the author of non-fiction
books and of several Hard Science Fiction novels including: Warp Speed, The Quantum Connection,
and (with John Ringo) Von Neumann's War. His website: www.doctravis.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
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his science fiction novels at Amazon.com His
non-fiction books at Amazon.com L.E. Modesitt Jr. --- Leland
Exton Modesitt Junior is the author of fifty SF&F novels, many within his
series such as: The Saga of Recluce,
The Corean Chronicles, Spellsong Cycle, The Forever Hero, Parafaith Universe
and Timegod's World. He has also published poetry, columns and
technical studies. Before full-time
writing he worked as a Navy pilot, a real estate agent, a lifeguard, and disc
jockey. He's also worked for a Congressman, the EPA, and helped direct the
research for a political campaign. His "officially
sanctioned" website: www.travelinlibrarian.info/recluce All
his appearances on The Future And You
Hildy Silverman --- Publisher
and owner of Space and Time Magazine
which, founded in 1966 by Gordon Linzner, has been publishing horror, fantasy
and science fiction for over forty years.
She is also a contributing editor at Achieving Families Magazine (the “only magazine dedicated to
providing real-life informative stories and articles to guide you through the
challenges of infertility”). Her magazine’s website: www.spaceandtimemagazine.com Achieving Families’ website: www.achievingfamilies.com Paula Goodlett --- Managing
Editor of Jim Baen's Universe Magazine
and of the Grantville Gazette. (Both of which were created by Eric Flint
and the late Jim Baen to experimentally test the waters of electronic
publishing.) She can be reached
through the discussion boards known as “Baen’s Bar.” Baen’s Bar website: http://baen.com/bar/Default.htm Bodie Olmos --- TV and
movie actor probably best known for playing Lieutenant Junior Grade Brendan
'Hotdog' Constanza in the TV series Battlestar
Galactica. His father, Edward
James Olmos, plays Admiral William Adama in the same show but is also
remembered from playing Lt. Martin Castillo on Miami Vice, as well as the heroic math teacher, Jaime Escalante
in the movie Stand and Deliver. Bodie's grandfather, Howard Keel, is
remembered from Show Boat and Kiss Me, Kate and for playing opposite
Doris Day in Calamity Jane; though
some will remember him for playing Clayton Farlow on the TV show Dallas. Bodie’s website: http://members.aol.com/bodiejolmos/Bodie.html All
his appearances on The Future And You Robert Buettner --- Author of
the best selling science fiction novel Orphanage
and its sequel Orphan’s Destiny. (Orphanage
was a Quill Award nominee for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy novel of
2004.) A former Military Intelligence
Officer, National Science Foundation Fellow in Paleontology, he has published
in the fields of Natural Resources Law and Community Association Law. His website: www.RobertBuettner.com All
his appearances on The Future And You Randal L. Schwartz --- Computer
programmer and consultant reknowned for popularizing, promoting and writing
about the programming language called Perl.
(Much of the internet is written in Perl, including many high-traffic
websites, such as Amazon.com, Livejournal.com, Ticketmaster.com and
IMDb.com.) He has authored and
co-authored many widely used books on this language, and written over 200
articles about it for various computer magazines. Since 1985 he has owned and operated
Stonehenge Consulting Services which specializes in the teaching, training
and programming of Perl. His website: http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/ All
his appearances on The Future And You Edmund R. Schubert --- Editor of Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine
Show (an online magazine of science fiction and fantasy). His
short fiction has been published over thirty times in the past four
years in magazines and anthologies in the U.S., Canada, and England. In 2006 he received a preliminary
nomination in the "Best Short Story" catagory, for an Edgar Award
(which is awarded by The Mystery Writers Of America). His first novel, The Legend of Dreaming Creek is due
out in mid-2007. His website: www.EdmundRSchubert.com His online magazine: www.InterGalacticMedicineShow.com His blog: www.SideShowFreaks.blogspot.com All
his appearances on The Future And You Davey Beauchamp ---
Professional librarian, author, editor, anthologist, and sometimes voice
actor. Author of the Agency 32 series, he is also the
editor of the Writers for Relief
Anthology series, and was recently hired to write a Rock Opera based on
the legend of Blue Beard the pirate.
He is also writing audio dramas based on the young adult novel, Amazing Pulp Adventures, Starring Mister
Adventure. In 2006 this series was
nominated for a Parsec Award in the catagory "Best Audio Drama-Long
Form". His website www.members.aol.com/daviddraven All
his appearances on The Future And You John Barnes --- Prolific
science fiction author, well known for the four novels in his Million Open Doors series. Has been nominated for the Hugo Award once
and Nebula three times. Holds a
doctorate in theatre, and has taught in the Communication and Theatre program
at Western State College in Colorado, where he still lives. In addition to being an author and
essayist, he is also a professional consulting semiotician (one who studies
signs and symbols, and how meaning is attached to them). Article about him at
Wikipedia All
his appearances on The Future And You
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his books at Amazon.com (as well as those of similarly named authors) Ricki Dean --- School
nutritian managaer for 18 years, heads a staff which feeds about 700 High
School students per day. Twice has
held the office of President of the Columbia County School Nutritian
Association, and chairs the Columbia County Animal Care and Control Board (an
animal humanitarian org). Volunteer
work includes Relay for Life
(cancer research fund raising) and the Laurel and Hardy meuseum in Harlem
Georgia -- birthplace of the legenday comedian Oliver Hardy. All
her appearances on The Future And You
Elizabeth Bear --- Bestselling
SF&F author. Her first three
novels (Hammered, Scardown and Worldwired) form her Jenny Casey trilogy, which won her the
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2005, and in 2006 won her the
Locus Award for Best First Novel. Her
ongoing fantasy series, The Promethean
Age, started with the novel Blood
& Iron. Her stand-alone SF
novel Carnival debuted December of
2006. Her website: www.elizabethbear.com All
her appearances on The Future And You
Toni Weisskopf --- Executive
editor at Baen Books for almost twenty years, she became its leader after the
passing of its founder Jim Baen. She has a degree in anthropology, and in
1994 won the Phoenix Award for excellence in Science Fiction. With Josepha
Sherman she compiled and annotated the definitive volume of subversive
children's folklore, Greasy Grimy
Gopher Guts, published by August House. The Baen Books website: http://www.baen.com Article about her at
Wikipedia All
her appearances on The Future And You Dave Freer --- Science
fiction author who writes mostly humorous or alternate history novels. His novels include (solo) The Forlorn and The Mankind Witch; (with Eric Flint) Pyramid Scheme; Rats, Bats and Vats; and The Rat, Bat and the Ugly; (and with Mercedes Lackey and Eric
Flint) Shadow of the Lion, This Rough
Magic, and Wizard of Karres. Born and raised in South African, he lives
near Mount West in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands. He has a doctorate in ichthyology, and is
an accomplished chef and winetaster, he also enjoys rock-climbing, fly-fishing
and scuba diving. His website: www.doctormonkey.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
Stoney Compton --- Author
whose first novel Russian Amerika
is due out from Baen Books in April of 2007.
He is also the assistant art director for the online SF&F magazine
Jim Baen’s Universe, and one half
of the podcasting team of “Bananaslug & Stoney.” His website: www.stoneycompton.com All
his appearances on The Future And You Ginjer Buchanan --- Senior
Executive Editor and Marketing Director of Ace and ROC Books. An editor at Ace Books since 1984, she has
risen through the ranks at Ace and is today both influential and universally
known within the science fiction and fantasy publishing industry. Before joining Ace, she worked as a
freelancer for several SF publishers, including The Science Fiction Book Club
and Pocket Books, where she was the consulting editor for their Star Trek novels. Article about her at
Wikipedia All
her appearances on The Future And You
John R. Douglas --- Editor for
scifipedia and, ever since the 1980s, World Fantasy Con board member. (Scifipedia is a wiki-style encyclopdia
devoted to all things genre-related:science fiction, fantasy, and horror; in
books, comics, magazines, movies, TV or even games. Scifipedia is owned and hosted by the
Sci-Fi Channel's award-winning online presence at SciFi.com) All
his appearances on The Future And You
He has no website and is not listed
at Wikipedia but would like to encourage everyone to read and contribute to
scifipedia… at: Scifipedia Bananaslug --- Nickname of
Walt Boyes: associate editor and marketing director for the online SF&F
magazine Jim Baen’s Universe, and
one half of the podcasting team of “Bananaslug & Stoney.” All
his appearances on The Future And You
Jay Lake --- Author of
five novels and over two hundred short stories of science fiction and
fantasy. Co-editor with Deborah Layne
of the critically-acclaimed Polyphony
anthology series from Wheatland Press. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell
Award for Best New Writer, and at SF&F conventions he invariably wears a
Hawaiian shirt. His website: www.jlake.com All his
appearances on The Future And You
Tony V. Baughman ---
Professional newspaper reporter for the Aiken Standard. His newspaper’s website: www.AikenStandard.com City of Aiken’s website: www.Aiken.net All
his appearances on The Future And You
Stephen L. Antczak ---
Author, filmmaker, script writer, comic book writer. His books include the novel God Drug and the short story
collection Daydreams Undertaken. Films he’s written or co-written include No Witness, Sex & Consequences and
Twisted Issues. His 35 mostly SF and horror short stories
include Reality which made the
Preliminary Ballot for the Bram Stoker Award.
He also directed the Atlanta debut of the theatrical play A Girl's Guide to Chaos. His website: www.VLEcomics.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
Lucienne Diver --- One of
America's foremost literary agents; represents many bestselling authors
within the fantasy, science fiction, mystery, suspense, romance and chick-lit
genres. Her agency's website: www.spectrumliteraryagency.com All
her appearances on The Future And You
Peter Stampfel --- Submissions
editor at DAW books for twenty-five years, he is also an avid bottle cap
collector, and a lifelong musician.
His CDs are available at amazon.com.
A new documentary about him and his former musical partner, Steve
Weber, was featured at the Slamdance Film Festival in January of 2006. A page at Wikipedia
which describes one of his former musical duos. All
his appearances on The Future And You
Webpage about the documentary: "The
Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose" Paul Levinson --- Professor
of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York City,
he has a doctorate in media studies. He is the author of five SF&F
novels; as well as nine books of non-fiction. As a commentator on media,
popular culture, and science fiction he has been interviewed over 500 times
on television and radio, and his op-eds have appeared in the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, New York's Newsday, and the New York Sun. His website: www.sff.net/people/paullevinson His new podcast: http://lightonlightthrough.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
M.M. Buckner --- Author
of Hard SF novels including Hyperthought,
Neurolink and War Surf. Winner of the 2006 Phillip K. Dick Award
for her novel War Surf. Her website: www.mmbuckner.com Scott Dean --- Mayor of Harlem, Georgia. All
his appearances on The Future And You
Rudi Hoffman --- “The Worlds
Leading Cryonics Insurance Provider” (he’s also a certified financial
planner). His website: www.rudihoffman.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
His toll free number is: one eight-hundred, seven four nine, three
seven seven three.
All
his appearances on The Future And You
Mike Treder --- Executive Director of CRN: The Center for
Responsible Nanotechnology. CRN’s website: www.CRNano.org All
his appearances on The Future And You
David Pascal --- Marketing
consultant who specializes in Social Marketing. His website: www.DavidPascal.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
Hattie Hayridge --- Actress and
stand-up comedian who played Holly the computer on the British science fiction
TV series Red Dwarf. All
her appearances on The Future And You
John Buckman --- Founder and
CEO of Magnatune; the online recording label with the motto: “We are not
evil.” Website: www.magnatune.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
Jerry Rector --- Actor who has
performed on: Star Trek, NYPD Blue
and Sliders. His website: www.JerryRector.com All his
appearances on The Future And You Lionel Vogt --- Futurist,
transhumanist and battle-robot builder.
His website: www.LionOfTheSun.com All
his appearances on The Future And You
Josh Baird --- Theater manager
and serious collector of vintage music (vinyl only) with a special interest
in Jimmy Hendrix. All
his appearances on The Future And You
Jordan Marder --- Actor who
appeared in the movies American History
X, Virtuosity and LA Confidential;
and played a demon in Clive Barker's film Lord
of Illusions. On TV he's been a
guest on The Drew Carey Show, Jag, The
Equalizer and The X-Files. All
his appearances on The Future And You
Jeffrey Cobb --- A dealer in antiques
and fine art, recently becoming active in real estate development. His website: www.jeffcobbsells.com Terri Jolley --- A
dealer in vintage collectibles, with a special expertise in vintage toys. All her
appearances on The Future And You Lydia Cornell --- Actress most
famous for playing Ted Knight's daughter, Sara Rush, on the TV comedy show Too Close for Comfort. All
her appearances on The Future And You
Professor Grover Swartzlander --- An
optical physicist at the University of Arizona in Tucson, he teaches and does
research involving optics in general and optical vorticity in particular.
Inventor of the optical vortex coronagraph.
Diagrams and explanations of this device are available on his
website: www.u.arizona.edu/~grovers/ovc.html All his
appearances on The Future And You Aliese --- Teenaged
girl, aged 15. All
her appearances on The Future And You
Amber --- Teenaged
girl, aged 14. All
her appearances on The Future And You
Ken Weatherwax --- Actor who
played Pugsley Addams on the 1960s TV series The Addams Family. The Addams Family TV
show page at Wikipedia. All
his appearances on The Future And You
Lisa Loring --- Actress who
played Wednesday Addams on the 1960s TV series The Addams Family. All
her appearances on The Future And You
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