September 26, 2010
When asked if there was any science fiction that most accurately described their fields of study, a few scientists in robotics, paleoanthropology, evolutionary psychology, bioengineering, and physics were actually able to offer some interesting recommendations of books, television shows, and movies…
May 26, 2010
If good things truly come to those who wait then patient readers of sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick will soon have much to celebrate. With word of a future festival, film, and book all cropping up this past month, it seems that for PKD fans good news has been multiplying faster than the android hordes in one of the late author’s dystopian future worlds.
First up for the PKD faithful was the late April announcement that the inaugural Philip K. Dick Festival will take place this summer on August 13th, 14th, and 15th. Set to convene in the Colorado setting of PKD’s Hugo Award-winning novel The Man in the High Castle, the festival boasts an impressive line-up of speakers including the author’s former wife Anne Dick, the respected fan blogger David Gill, and PKD scholars from Fordham University and the University of Nebraska. Don’t fret, however, if your summer schedule is already bursting with too many barbeques, ball games, and beach blankets for a trip to this mountaintop extravaganza. There’s still plenty of PKD fun willing to travel to you.
