Does anyone know this author?
Apparently he's doing a talk at an informatics conference I'm attending in May.
Re: Ken MacLeod
2The Sci-fi writer? What is he doing at a computing based conference?
Cheekybum & Junior
Re: Ken MacLeod
3To quote the websiteWild Fragaria wrote:The Sci-fi writer? What is he doing at a computing based conference?
Ken MacLeod is an award winning Scottish science fiction writer. The technical themes of his books encompass singularities, divergent human cultural evolution and post-human cyborg-resurrection. MacLeod's general outlook can be best described as techno-utopian socialist, though unlike a majority of techno-utopians, he has expressed great scepticism over the possibility and especially over the desirability of Strong AI.
He graduated from Glasgow University with a degree in zoology, has worked as a computer programmer and written a masters thesis on biomechanics.
Re: Ken MacLeod
4Ah, a Scottish like yourself but cynical like your old man...
Why was he invited for a talk? I'm intrigue and want to go see what he's going to present and discuss
How much does it cost to get to the conference?
Why was he invited for a talk? I'm intrigue and want to go see what he's going to present and discuss
How much does it cost to get to the conference?Cheekybum & Junior
Re: Ken MacLeod
5Yes! I'm ashamed to say I haven't read MacLeod, but he is a big name often mentioned in the same sentences as Iain Banks and Alastair Reynolds.
Re: Ken MacLeod
6It's free for Edinburgh PhD students.Wild Fragaria wrote:Ah, a Scottish like yourself but cynical like your old man...
Why was he invited for a talk? I'm intrigue and want to go see what he's going to present and discuss
Not sure it'll fit in your busy schedule though
