Benjamin C. Kinney is a neuroscientist, science fiction & fantasy writer, and five-time Hugo Award finalist. By day he leads a rehabilitation neuroscience laboratory, but he still somehow finds time to be a writer, cat-spoiler, spouse, and father. He serves as Assistant Editor of the science fiction magazine Escape Pod from 2017-2023. His short stories have appeared in dozens of major science fiction and fantasy magazines including Analog Science Fiction & Fact, Sunday Morning Transport, Strange Horizons, and many more. He is represented by Marisa Cleveland of the Seymour Agency.
Sessions in which Benjamin C. Kinney participates
Saturday 30 September, 2023
Modern tools like ChatGPT use the word "artificial intelligence," but how does it compare to the AI in science fiction stories? And how does this new technology affect how we should think about AI - of either kind - in science fiction?
Gatekeepers exist in nearly every aspect of Art and creativity. Do they contribute to the quality of what we see or do they just maintain the status quo?
Sunday 1 October, 2023
As fans of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, we are used to believing in fantastical situations and elements, if only for a little while. Why would asking the public to believe in a fish woman with darker skin or a same sex relationship in outer space be a step too far?