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Philcon 2018

Welcome to Philcon 2018!

6:00pm EST

Workshop: Exotic Modular & Building Block Toys [Family Friendly] The GalleryPhillip Thorne

7:00pm EST

How Close Are We To Replicators? Crystal Ballroom TwoEarl Bennett • Bruce Dykes • John Monahan • Charlie Robertson

8:00pm EST

Chicken Soup for the...Brain? Crystal Ballroom TwoMuriel Hykes • James Prego • John Skylar • Mary Spila

10:00pm EST

Paging Dr. Bashir: The Ethics of Hacking Humans Crystal Ballroom TwoMuriel Hykes • Lawrence Kramer • John Monahan • James Prego • John Skylar • Jeff Warner

9:00am EST

Workshop: Exotic Modular & Building Block Toys [Family Friendly] The GalleryPhillip Thorne

11:00am EST

Space Force or Space Farce? Crystal Ballroom TwoBruce Dykes • Bob Hranek • Paul Levinson • Andre Lieven • Charlie Robertson • Mark Wolverton

12:00pm EST

The Depictions of Technology in Star Wars and Star Trek Crystal Ballroom TwoJohn Ashmead • Glenn Hauman • Inge Heyer • Anna Kashina • Jeff Warner • Jay Wile

1:00pm EST

Next Generation Weather Satellites Crystal Ballroom TwoDr. Valerie J. Mikles

2:00pm EST

The Moon, The Stars, and Mars: The Ethics of Colonizing Space Crystal Ballroom TwoJohn Ashmead • Tobias Cabral • Joseph Haughey • Inge Heyer • Jazz Hiestand • Tom Purdom

2:30pm EST

Participate in a Synthetic Biology Experiment! [3 hours] The Gallery

4:00pm EST

Exoplanets and the TESS Mission Crystal Ballroom TwoDr. Padi Boyd • John Meyer • Michelle Orhan • Scott Rohrbach • Alan P. Smale • Karen Smale

5:00pm EST

Mars or Bust! The Theory and Practice of Travel to Mars Crystal Ballroom TwoJohn Ashmead

8:00pm EST

The Dark Forest Theory Crystal Ballroom TwoBruce Dykes • Bob Hranek • Tom Purdom

9:00am EST

Workshop: Exotic Modular & Building Block Toys [Family Friendly] The GalleryPhillip Thorne

10:00am EST

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Current Technology Trends Crystal Ballroom TwoJohn Ashmead • Earl Bennett • Bob Hranek • Charlie Robertson • John Skylar What Your Body Language Says About You Plaza IVTobias Cabral • Phil Giunta • Mary Spila

11:00am EST

The Future of Synthetic Biology and Public Biohacking Crystal Ballroom TwoMuriel Hykes • Anna Kashina • John Skylar • Ronald C. Taylor

1:00pm EST

How Do Radios Really Work? Plaza IVEarl Bennett • Bruce Dykes • Charlie Robertson

2:00pm EST

War Games in the Immune System Crystal Ballroom TwoJohn Skylar