Hey #DragonCon! I'll be wandering all over per usual, chatting about pretty rocks & catastrophic doom & science in fiction. Join me?
Friday 10am: Sandbox Games as Fieldwork Simulators
I'm accidentally solo for this, so I'd love your examples of who else does crap like geologic surveys in Skyrim or frog-collecting in Zelda, or games like Stardew Valley that send you ore-collecting as a quest.
Friday 1pm Science & Engineering in Cosplay
You know I'm obsessed with how much STEM goes in to fashion. This is the fandom edition with @seelix & @StudentofWhim. Have questions on geometry in pattern design? Fav examples of incorporating microprocessors? Pls ping!
@seelix @StudentofWhim Friday 4pm Worst-Case Scenario Jeopardy
Game hosts are @M_F_Rose @tattoosandbones & @NoisyAstronomer as we challenge our audience to figure out all the best ways to destroy the world.
Logistics note: I'm still figuring out a better audience-buzzer system than last year. Help?
@seelix @StudentofWhim @M_F_Rose @tattoosandbones @NoisyAstronomer Friday 5:30pm: Apocalypse Again!
It'll be a hands-on (gigantic!) panel as @stevennovella @SkepticZone @Matt_Dillahunty Rox of Spazhouse, Charlie Kaufman & I sort out how to spot fakes, photoshops, & scams about irl disasters.
@seelix @StudentofWhim @M_F_Rose @tattoosandbones @NoisyAstronomer @stevennovella @SkepticZone @Matt_Dillahunty Saturday 11:30am Exploring Strange New Worlds
When your Star Trek landing party is me, @StudentofWhim @DrRubidium & @milkysa, you know we're going to get distracted by... pretty much everything.
@seelix @StudentofWhim @M_F_Rose @tattoosandbones @NoisyAstronomer @stevennovella @SkepticZone @Matt_Dillahunty @DrRubidium @milkysa Saturday 1pm: InSight: Mars Quakes - Seismic Signals & GeoPhysics
@milkysa @ScottWx_TWN & I tell story so far for our beloved robotic geophysicist Mars InSight.
@seelix @StudentofWhim @M_F_Rose @tattoosandbones @NoisyAstronomer @stevennovella @SkepticZone @Matt_Dillahunty @DrRubidium @milkysa @ScottWx_TWN Saturday 5:30pm Pre-Apocalyptic Party Planning
I'll be your host for this (all-ages!) adventure into how party planning can save your life, or at least make doom more fun.
@seelix @StudentofWhim @M_F_Rose @tattoosandbones @NoisyAstronomer @stevennovella @SkepticZone @Matt_Dillahunty @DrRubidium @milkysa @ScottWx_TWN Sunday 11:30am: Military Science Summit
Lasers & forcefields & faster than light travel & spacebattle tactics & more with @jess_cail @kevingrazier (and probably a big hunk of behind-the-scenes storytime if you give us an excuse!)
@seelix @StudentofWhim @M_F_Rose @tattoosandbones @NoisyAstronomer @stevennovella @SkepticZone @Matt_Dillahunty @DrRubidium @milkysa @ScottWx_TWN @jess_cail @kevingrazier Sunday 2:30pm: After the Snap: Would Humanity Survive?
What does disaster resilience & recovery look like in the Marvel universe? Would Thanos trigger cascading catastrophe?
It's time to dive in to doom with @terryrobinson @s2la_Tedd & @cegannon1
@seelix @StudentofWhim @M_F_Rose @tattoosandbones @NoisyAstronomer @stevennovella @SkepticZone @Matt_Dillahunty @DrRubidium @milkysa @ScottWx_TWN @jess_cail @kevingrazier @terryrobinson @s2la_Tedd @cegannon1 Sunday 5:30pm: Science Communication Fails
It's going to be a rotating dance of @ocaptmycapt @DrRubidium @VSJRecombinase & I reliving our epic fails, flubs, & cringe-inducing moments of when things did not go to plan. It's TIFU, SciComm edition
Licking Rocks refuses to thread nicely. It’s inexplicable, yet appropriate.
The @DragonCon app released its 2019 schedule, so find me in the Speaker’s list to get all this in one handy format. 💚
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