Sweconpoddar

Why are evil kids so frightening and why is it so horrible when kids are mistreated?Is it because children represent the future? Does it matter if the reader is a parent? What makes a story containing kids especially horrible? This panel was recorded at Swecon 2021 – Fantastika i Stockholm, Sweden The participants are: Patrik … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 119 – Maiming kids for fun and profit →

Guest of honor interview with Adrian Tachaikovsky at Swecon 2021 – Fantastika in Stockholm Sweden The interviewer is Åka The music is from Sands Of Time (Psychadelik Pedestrian) / CC BY-NC 3.0

The panel discuss the diffences and challenges for Science Fiction and Fantasy writers in Europe. This panel was recorded at Swecon 2021 – Fantastika i Stockholm, Sweden The participants are: Elin Holmerin (moderator), Peadar Ó Guilín, Eva Holmquist, Jane Mondrup The Music is from Sands Of Time (Psychadelik Pedestrian) / CC BY-NC 31

Guest of honor interview with Peadar Ó Guilin at Swecon 2021 – Fantastika in Stockholm Sweden The interviewer is Johan Anglemark The music is from Sands Of Time (Psychadelik Pedestrian) / CC BY-NC 3.0

The consequences of climate change and how to address them are subjects of recent debate. How are they presented in science fiction? Are the decriptions plausible, and are there any ideas worth noting? This panel was recorded at Swecon 2021 – Fantastika i Stockholm, Sweden The participants are: Sten Rosendahl, Åka, Markku Soikkeli, Mats Linder, … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 115 – CliFi – Climate Fiction →

Drakar har funnits sedan lång tid tillbaka inom mytologi och berättande i olika delar av världen och i olika kulturer. Trender kommer och går inom fantasy, men drakar återkommer gång på gång och är en av genrens mest utmärkande väsen. Samtidigt kan det skilja sig mycket mellan hur författare skildrar drakar. Vad är det som … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 114 – Drakar i fantasy →

Poetry in science fiction / scifi/speculative fiction poetry: what it is and what’s going on in the genre at the moment; also presenting the Finnish speculative fiction poetry movement Kuuntakojat, and 2) Writing scifi from a small language group perspective: challenges, benefits, or does language really matter? The participants are: Markku Soikkeli, Saara Henriksson, Noora … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 113 – Speculative fiction, speculative poetry – a Finnish introduction →

Éowyn, Calanthe, Nona Grey… Fantastiken innehåller många gränsöverskridande kvinnor, men visste du att vi ofta kan hitta motsvarigheter i vår världs historia? Författaren och föreläsaren Stefan Högberg ger exempel från medeltid och 1700-tal. Föreläsningen hålls av: Stefan Högberg Musiken är från Sands Of Time (Psychadelik Pedestrian) / CC BY-NC 31

How can we make an interesting and varied program for a convention? To what extent should suggestions from the convention members be used in the planning? What should we consider when choosing panel and moderator? What is the optimal mix of panels, lectures and workshops? This panel was recorded at Swecon 2021 – Fantastika i … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 111 – Convention school, part three: Programming →

Fantomen är en serie många svenskar vuxit upp med. Oavsett om vi läst dagsstrippar, varit med i Fantomenklubben eller gått till skolan med utanpåkalsonger har vi en relation till Fantomen. Fantomenexperten Rasmus Kaj diskuterar med Fantomenälskaren Marika vår blå hjälte och hur serien utvecklas idag. Denna intervju spelades in på Swecon 2021 – Fantastika i … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 110 – Du måste förstå att jag älskar Fantomen →

Författaryrket är känt för att vara ett ensamt arbete, men måste det vara det? Via sociala medier och fysiska träffar (som tex konvent) skapas idag grupper och nätverk där idéer byts och samarbeten skapas för att bryta ensamheten. Men hur går det till på bästa sätt och på vilket sätt förbättrar det situationen för den … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 109 – Ska vi byta idéer med varann? →

The panel explains what the Hugo is and introduces some of the finalists this year, both established writers and new names. You will get lots of reading tips. This panel was recorded at Swecon 2019 – Replicon in Västerås Sweden Participants: Carolina Gomez Lagerlöf, Tommy Persson, Britt-Louise Viklund, Marika, Jenny Bristle and Kisu Leikomaa (moderator) … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 108 – 2019 Hugo Award Finalists →

Replicants and other artificial humans in fantastic fiction. General discussion on artificial humans in fantastic fiction, with examples. What are their unique properties? Strengths and weaknesses? Roles and rights in their respective societies? Their similarities to and differences from the ”real humans”? How can they (in fiction) tell who is a real human and who … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 107 – Like any other machine? →

Hedersgästintervju med Gunilla Jonsson and Michael Petersén. Detta samtal spelades in på Swecon 2019 – Replicon in Västerås Medverkande: Gunilla Jonsson, Michael Petersén och Stefan Nordin. (moderator) Musiken är från Sands Of Time (Psychadelik Pedestrian) / CC BY-NC 31

Fandom is very much about communication and and the exchange of ideas. It has moved from clubs and fanzines to the internet, but the conventions remain. What will happen in the future? Will we still meet? Will fandom be more or less organised? Will everything be available in our phones, or perhaps directly in our … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 105 – Future fandom →

Imagine SF authors whose books had a print-run of 100,000 copies, were sold out within days and could not be reprinted because there was no hard currency left for paper. Or secret service employees who infiltrated SF clubs but were easy to expose because they had no idea about SF. But beware: Being an SF … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 104 – Between Stasi and the promised Socialist Paradise: SF and fandom in the GDR, with Thomas Recktenwald →

Automisation and AI – threats, salvations or both? How is society influenced by the advances in automisation and AI? Huge amounts of data are collected and analysed, searching for patterns in behaviour, computers are making decisions. What will the future bring us? Could AI be the solution to the climate problem? Or will the automisation … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 103 – Automisation and AI – and their influence on us →

Which new perspectives on gender, identity and partnership/families can we get from fantastic fiction? How can writers use gender neutral robots, polyamorous aliens, many-bodied distributed AIs et cetera, to say something about the lifes and societies of humans today? This panel was recorded at Swecon 2019 – Replicon in Västerås Sweden Participants: Annalee Newitz, Charlie … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 102 – Fantastic identity →

Light can’t escape the edge of a black hole. Why? Gravity becomes infinite at the center of a black hole. Why? And when aren’t these things true? Using high school-level mathematics, journey inside one of astrophysics’ most fascinating objects. This lecture was recorded at Swecon 2019 – Replicon in Västerås Sweden Participant: Edmund Schluessel The … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 101 – God dividing by zero: the mathematics of black holes with Edmund Schluessel →

Molecule-sized machines, possibly self-replicating, are quite common in sf stories and films, and have several names, one of which is nanites. They might be used for medical purposes to clean arteries or kill cancer cells, they could provide new competences, and it has even been suggested that they could provide a means for telepathy. But … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 100 – Nanites – salvation or threat? →