Worldcon celebrates science fiction’s past and future

Dramatic Improbable Readings at WorldCon in Seattle

WorldCon in Seattle, Washington, USA will include a special session of Dramatic Improbable Readings, (read aloud by probably dramatic readers) of very brief extracts from improbably exciting genuine published research studies, some of which have been honored with Ig Nobel Prizes. The session will be on Wednesday, August 13. The Seattle readers and other performers […]

Worldcon celebrates science fiction’s past and future

Thousands of science fiction and fantasy fans will be going back to the future this week when Seattle plays host to Worldcon, the world’s premier sci-fi convention, for the first time since the Space Needle opened its doors. “The Pacific Northwest is a great community of makers and doers and learners, and people really deeply engaged in speculative fiction and all that genre has to offer,” Kathy Bond, the chair of Seattle Worldcon 2025, told me.…