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Context is a friendly convention focused on speculative fiction literature and related games, comics and films.

If you enjoy manga, anime, science fiction, fantasy, or horror, you'll find plenty to entertain you at this convention.

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Tanya Huff and Brian Keene are our main GoHs; there will be many other guests.

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Context will be held September 26-28, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio, at The Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center.

 

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Sunday, November 7, 2004


2004 Context 17 Science and the Future Symposium



The following science presentations were given as part of the 2004 Science and the Future Symposium:

"The History and Fate of the Universe: The new CPEP poster"
Gordon Aubrecht, Professor, Dept. of Physics, The Ohio State University

"Debate on Global Warming"
Gordon Aubrecht and J.R. Dunn, Science Writer and Science Fiction Author

"Genetically Modified Crops - How Do They Work?"
Donald Dean, Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, The Ohio State University

"Einstein's Replacement: Who Might It Be?"
John Hank, Teacher

"Mars on Earth: An Overview of Our Mars Habitat Simulations and
the MIT Mars Gravity Projects."
Lyle Kelly, President, Ohio Branch of the Mars Society

"Condensed matter and bioconjugate nanotechnology: new technology for
the new century"
Stephen Lee, Assoc. Professor, Biomedical Engineering

"Propulsion Physics: Beyond the Cutting Edge (Tales From the Lunatic
Fringe)"
Marc G. Millis, Propulsion Physicist

"Adventures on the Fringe of Space"
Dave Taylor, Technical Writer; ARISS Training Manager
Stories and photos of amateur radio and the International Space Station,
including a trip to Moscow to test equipment, with a side trip to the
home of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.

"Beyond the Cutting Edge: Tales From the Lunatic Fringe"
Marc G. Millis, Propulsion Physicist
Legitimate organizations researching formerly-fictional
technologies (warp drives, gravity manipulation, etc.) have become
magnets for the those whose proposals are not quite in touch with
the real world.

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