Re: [Basfa] Science and Imagination at BayCon 2016 in San Mateo

2016-05-25 Thread Elise Engelhardt via Basfa
Hello Andrew, You've picked quite a day to join the BASFA list! It's not usually this contentious. Welcome! I'm a big fan of your work with the astronomy associations and teaching kids about the stars. Your name is all over events listed on SciSchmooze, Bay Area Science Festival, and I've hear

Re: [Basfa] Science and Imagination at BayCon 2016 in San Mateo

2016-05-25 Thread Tom Becker via Basfa
Welcome, Andrew! It's been a while since I have been to a BayCon, but I will be able to make it this year. I'm looking forward to it. The science track looks great. Did you know that Paul Preuss co-wrote a screenplay of "The Left Hand of Darkness" with Ursula Le Guin? Tom On 5/24/16 10

[Basfa] Science and Imagination at BayCon 2016 in San Mateo

2016-05-24 Thread Andrew Fraknoi via Basfa
Dear BASFA Members: I am new to the list, so please forgive me for posting something you may already know. I teach astronomy (and "Physics for Poets") at Foothill College. I use science fiction stories in my teaching and have long been a science fiction fan. This past year, my first science