Tomorrow Elephant

I will be attending Eastercon —- also known as Concussion —- in Glasgow during the coming Easter weekend. I’ve somehow managed to worm my way into a couple of panels: here’s my schedule if anybody’s interested.

Sat, 1000-1100, Argyll 3

The New Calvinism: How Hardwired is the Soul?

Does posthumanism mean uploaded salvation for the lucky few?

Sat, 1300-1400, Argyll 2

The Singularity: End of the Greens?

If it doesn’t kill SF, will it kill environmentalism? Who cares about the Greenland ice cap melting if there’s a prospect that posthuman intelligences will recycle the planet into nanotech? Neil Williamson, Tony Ballantyne, Hannu Rajaniemi (M), Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Judith Proctor

Mon, 1200-1300, Argyll 2

V for Vendetta: Comics and Politics

The release of the film of V for Vendetta is highlighting the graphic novel as a serious political tract. How has the genre developed in the last 20 years? Michael Abbott, Lilian Edwards (M), Cati Monti, Hannu Rajaniemi

Of course, there’s tons of other stuff going on as well —- hope to see you there!