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Penguicon Reading List

Posted by Adam on April 25th, 2007 — Posted in General

Many of the Penguicon panelists referenced extra reading materials over the weekend. I wrote many of them down, and I hope to read what I can. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find enough time to read these days, but I hope to get better at that.

Here’s the list, broken down by the panel or presentation where they were mentioned:

Life Extension: Good News, Bad News, Weird News – Christine Peterson

• RealAge.com
• Kronos Optimal Health Center
• Fantastic Voyage – Ray Kurzweil

Constructed Languages – Matt Arnold, Ron Hale-Evans, Catherine Devlin

• Esperanto.net
• Lojban.org
• LangMaker.com
• Speedwords

The Future of Spyware – Bruce Schneier and Charles Stross

• RealNightmare.org
• “Say Everything” – New York Magazine

Posthuman, A Lousy Marketing Concept – Christine Peterson, Jason Ahlquist, Karl Schroeder, Ron Hale-Evans

• Extropic Art Manifesto
• Citizen Cyborg – James Hughes
• Lady of Mazes – Karl Schroeder
• Consciousness Explained – Daniel Dennett
• Blindsight – Peter Watts
• Beggars in Spain – Nancy Kress

Design Better Airport Security with OSS Methods – Christine Peterson and Bruce Schneier

• The Mesh and the Net – Martin Libicki
• The Transparent Society – David Brin

Limited Female Roles in Fantasy, Comics, & Sci Fi – Sarah Monette, Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, The Ferrett, M. Keaton

• Grass – Sheri S. Tepper
• Raising the Stones – Sheri S. Tepper
• Among the Cedars – Hannah Wolf Bowen

Technology As Legislation – Karl Schroeder, Charles Stross

• Pacific Edge – Kim Stanley Robinson

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