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DESCRIPTION:“Anything one man can imagine\, other men can make real.” 
 ― Jules Verne\, Around the World in Eighty Days.\n\nScience Fiction fans
  point to examples of the similarity between Star Trek &#39;s ‘communicators
 ’ that seemed revolutionary when the programs first aired and the ever p
 resent ‘Cell Phones’ of our present day as evidence of the influence o
 f science fiction on our civilization’s technical directions. They point
  to how Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr dissuaded Nichelle Nichols (Lieutenant
  Uhura) from leaving the Star Trek cast because of the positive influence 
 her presence was having on the culture of American audiences. (See her com
 ments on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSq_UIuxba8).\n\nThe question we
  wish to pose is: “When looking at those times when science fiction has 
 seemed to predict a change in technology or social behavior\, are we witne
 ssing a real effect\, or only a coincidental alignment of circumstances?
 ” Can &#39;Art\,&#39; in general\, influence technology and society?\n\nDid the 
 Sinclair Lewis novel &quot;It Can&#39;t Happen Here&quot; prevent the rise of a demagogu
 e in the USA in the 1930’s? Are we seeing George Orwell’s 1984 vision 
 of “Big Brother is watching” in the NSA surveillance of our phone call
 s and email messages and in the rise of universal facial recognition softw
 are in China?\n\nWe have asked our keynote speaker and our panelists to co
 nsider these questions and analyze them from several points of view:\n\nIs
  the linkage real\, or just a fanciful illusion?\n\nIf the effect is real\
 , are the authors aware of any influence they may have?\n\nGiven the views
  of many possible futures\, can Science Fiction help us change our future 
 for the better?\n\nAnd\, what about ‘Magic’? Arthur C. Clarke\, the br
 illiant futurist and writer said: &quot;Any sufficiently advanced technology is
  indistinguishable from magic.&quot; What can we do with those phenomena that h
 ave been observed but not yet scientifically understood? Do we dismiss the
 m\, seek to bring them into the scientific discourse\, or embrace the myst
 icism?\n\nCome join us for this FREE Conference: engage with our speakers 
 and join in the panel discussions and networking sessions embedded in the 
 schedule. We look forward to greeting you all and engaging in both serious
  discussions and flights of fancy.\n\nCo-sponsored by: The Engineering Soc
 iety of Detroit / the IEEE Society on the Social Implications of Technolog
 y\n\nSpeaker(s): Lisa Nocks: Historian\, Karen Burham\n\nAgenda: \n11:30 S
 ign-in - Networking\n\n12:00 Noon Keynote Address - Dr. Lisa Nocks: “The
  Science Fiction Android as Gedankenexperiment”\n\n13:00 1st Panel / &quot;Wi
 ll SF help lead us to an integrated C + FE future?&quot;\n\n14:00 2nd Panel / 
 “In what ways may SF and STEM reduce inequality and promote human wellbe
 ing?&quot;\n\n15:00 3rd Panel / “Does Science Fiction Influence Technical and
  Social Change?\n\n16:00 Roundtable Open Discussion.\n\n17:00 Wrap up &amp; co
 nclusion of conference.\n\n(We look forward to seeing you all here next ye
 ar to expand the discussion.)\n\nZOOM\, Dearborn\, Michigan\, United State
 s\, 48124\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/210074
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Dearborn\, Michigan\, United States\, 48124\, Virtual: http
 s://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/210074
ORGANIZER:k.williams@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:58
SUMMARY:Does Science Fiction Influence Technical &amp; Social change?
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/210074
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 t\;&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo\;&lt;strong&gt;Anything one man can imagine\, other men can make rea
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 span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt\;&quot;&gt;Science Fiction fans point to examples of t
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 ed revolutionary when the programs first aired and the ever present &amp;lsquo
 \;Cell Phones&amp;rsquo\; of our present day as evidence of the influence of s
 cience fiction on our civilization&amp;rsquo\;s technical directions. They poi
 nt to how Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr dissuaded Nichelle Nichols (Lieutena
 nt Uhura) from leaving the Star Trek cast because of the positive influenc
 e her presence was having on the culture of American audiences.&lt;/span&gt; (Se
 e her comments on: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue\;&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube
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 is: &amp;ldquo\;When looking at those times when science fiction has seemed to
  predict a change in technology or social behavior\, are we witnessing a r
 eal effect\, or only a coincidental alignment of circumstances?&amp;rdquo\; Ca
 n &#39;Art\,&#39; in general\, influence technology and society?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p st
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 ;&quot;&gt;Did the Sinclair Lewis novel &quot;It Can&#39;t Happen Here&quot; prevent the rise of
  a demagogue in the USA in the 1930&amp;rsquo\;s? Are we seeing George Orwell&amp;
 rsquo\;s 1984 vision of &amp;ldquo\;Big Brother is watching&amp;rdquo\; in the NSA
  surveillance of our phone calls and email messages and in the rise of uni
 versal facial recognition software in China?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;margin:
  0in\; margin-bottom: .0001pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt\;&quot;&gt;We have a
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 =&quot;font-size: 10pt\;&quot;&gt;And\, what about &amp;lsquo\;Magic&amp;rsquo\;? Arthur C. Cla
 rke\, the brilliant futurist and writer said: &quot;Any sufficiently advanced t
 echnology is indistinguishable from magic.&quot; What can we do with those phen
 omena that have been observed but not yet scientifically understood? Do we
  dismiss them\, seek to bring them into the scientific discourse\, or embr
 ace the mysticism?&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;
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 our speakers and join in the panel discussions and networking sessions emb
 edded in the schedule. We look forward to greeting you all and engaging in
  both serious discussions and flights of fancy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agen
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 :&amp;nbsp\;&amp;ldquo\;The Science Fiction Android as Gedankenexperiment&amp;rdquo\;&lt;
 /strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;13:00 1st Panel / &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Will SF help lead us to an int
 egrated C + FE future?&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;14:00 2nd Panel / &amp;ldquo\;&lt;strong
 &gt;In what ways may SF and STEM reduce inequality and promote human wellbein
 g?&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;15:00 3rd Panel / &amp;ldquo\;&lt;strong&gt;Does Science Fictio
 n Influence Technical and Social Change?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;16:00 &lt;strong&gt;Ro
 undtable Open Discussion&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;17:00&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;n
 bsp\;Wrap up &amp;amp\; conclusion of conference.&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(W
 e look forward to seeing you all here next year to expand the discussion.)
 &lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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