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Seeing Science Through Fiction

You've heard the physicists speculate on parallel universes, space travel, and time travel. Now come and hear a physicist interview the real experts in these subjects: a bestselling science fiction writer and pioneer of virtual reality discuss what you get when you look at science through fiction.
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  • Lee Smolin, Faculty member

  • Lee Smolin is a faculty member at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the author of "Life of the Cosmos", "Three Roads to Quantum Gravity", and "The Trouble with Physics." He is known for devising several different approaches to quantum gravity, in particular, loop quantum gravity. His research interests include cosmology, elementary particle theory, the foundations of quantum mechanics, and theoretical biology.

  • Jaron Lanier, Computer Scientist, Author

  • Berkeley University
    • Jaron Lanier was a pioneer in, and coined the term, Virtual Reality (VR). He received a Lifetime Career award from the IEEE in 2009. His day job is with Microsoft, and he is also the Interdisciplinary Scholar in Residence, CET, UC Berkeley. His book You Are Not a Gadget will be published in January 2010.

  • Neal Stephenson, Author

  • Neal Stephensonis the author of the three-volume epic "The Baroque Cycle" (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World) and the novels "Cryptonomicon", "The Diamond Age", "Snow Crash", and "Zodiac." His most recent book is "Anathem." He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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