Join us for a discussion on science & science fiction!
This event will explore the deep connections between disciplines and offer new ways of thinking about our world and our place in it.
Tuesday, March 19th at 4:00pm
Where: McCaig Institute, Foothills Hospital
Discover our guest speakers Dr. David Hart & Ian Benke.
Dr. Dave Hart is a Biochemist by training, an avid bioresearcher, and a committed reader of science fiction for the past >65 years. He has been a Professor at the University of Calgary for over 40 years. While he reads a wide spectrum of the scientific literature and writes articles extensively (over 530 to date), he still finds time for his favorite science fiction authors, including Issac Asimov, Greg Bear, Arthur Clark, Robert Sawyer and Orson Scott Card. Dave believes science and science fiction are intertwined at multiple levels including creativity, critical thinking, and not being content with what is, but what could be!
Ian Benke — publishing under I.B. — is a writer, visual artist, and enjoys origami and papercraft. Combining his writing and artwork, he is the author of Future Fables and Strange Stories, Flowers: The Art of Rocky Mountain Cannabis, and contributed, designed, and edited Pulp Kings 1-7. He also ghostwrote a series of werewolf romance novels… but no one is supposed to know that. Inspired by Mega Man, John Steinbeck, and TV commercials, I.B.’s writing and art explore the growing bond between technology and culture, imagining where it will lead and the people it will shape.
More details, including location, will be provided as we approach the event.
Light snacks will be provided.
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