Futurism

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rudyrudyrucker [dot] com

Rudy Rucker is a writer, a mathematician, and a computer scientist-—with thirty-two published books. In the 1980s he received Philip K. Dick awards for his cyberpunk novels Software and Wetware. He was a computer science professor for twenty years in Silicon Valley. He is known for his popular science books (on infinity, the fourth dimension, and the meaning of computation), as well as for his novels. He was a founder of the cyberpunk school of SF writing, and also works in the transreal style. Read more »

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brenda-coopersff [dot] net

I am a professional speaker, a “general futurist,” and speak to a wide range of largely business and government audiences. As the Chief Information Officer for the City of Kirkland, a published science fiction author, and a futurist (see www.futurist.com for some of my articles), I have experience giving interactive “conversational” or keynote talks designed to help audiences think and talk about the future. My fees vary by the audience, amount of travel, preparation involved an other factors. Read more »

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allensteelecomcast [dot] net

Allen Steele is a prolific author of science fiction, whose works have received the Hugo, Locus, and Seiun awards and have been published worldwide. His most recent novels have been the acclaimed Coyote series, including COYOTE, COYOTE RISING, and COYOTE FRONTIER. He serves on the Board of Advisors of the Space Frontier Foundation; in 2001, he testified before the House Subcommittee on Space Science and Technology in hearings on the future of space exploration. His topics of discussion include space exploration, futurism, and the history of science fiction.

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marcgmilliswowway [dot] com

'Marc Millis is a leading international authority on the search for breakthrough spaceflight: the kind of breakthroughs that could make interstellar voyages practical. His day job is with NASA’s Glenn Research Center, in Cleveland Ohio, where he leads Breakthrough Propulsion Physics research. In addition, he is the Founder and President of the Tau Zero Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to accelerating progress toward practical interstellar flight, which extends research and education beyond that which can be done in government, industry and academia. Read more »

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johnscalzi [dot] com

Hi there. I’ve written several science fiction books, the four most recent being Old Man’s War (Tor, 2005), Agent to the Stars (Subterranean Press, 2005), The Ghost Brigades and The Android’s Dream (Both Tor, 2006). I have also written extensively in non-fiction on the subjects of personal finance, astronomy and film, and I am the author of the bestselling “Book of the Dumb” humor series. My two upcoming non-fiction books will be a book on writing and a selection of columns, both from Subterranean books and to be published in 2006. Read more »