Michael Crichton Appearances

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Here’s where I’ll post news of any appearances Michael Crichton is going to make or has made. I don’t know of any upcoming appearances but I will post them here if and when I discover them.

On May 21, 2007 Crichton gave a speech at the “Who Owns Your Body? Legal and Social Issues in Michael Crichton's NEXT” conference in Chicago.

Here’s the link telling about it. If a transcript or video becomes available to order, I’ll post the info and link.
www.whoownsyourbody.org/conference.html

On Tuesday, April 24, 2007, Crichton spoke at Johns Hopkins University for a Bioethics Week event. Here’s an article from the university newsletter about his speech:

Author Crichton condemns privatization of research
By WESLEY SUDDUTH, Johns Hopkins newsletter, 4/26/07

Popular science-fiction author Michael Crichton, best known for his 1990 novel Jurassic Park, spoke at Hopkins on Tuesday on the ethical considerations of science, an address sponsored by the Berman Institute of Bioethics.

Johns Hopkins Speech

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On May 21, 2007 Crichton gave a speech at the “Who Owns Your Body? Legal and Social Issues in Michael Crichton's NEXT” conference in Chicago.

Here you can watch video of Crichton’s appearance at the conference. It’s from Lori Andrews’ website. She’s a law professor who was a major source for Crichton’s research for Next.

www.loriandrews.com/whoowns_conf.html

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Here’s an article about Crichton’s appearance at the Skeptics Society conference "The Environmental Wars: The Science Behind the Politics" in June 2006.

Flipping point
John Stossel and Michael Crichton hold firm as chief Skeptic Michael Shermer declares global warming real after viewing Al Gore’s film

By Carl Kozlowski, Pasadena Weekly, June 8, 2006
www.pasadenaweekly.com/article.php?id=3514&IssueNum=23

"Some call global warming the greatest threat facing modern humanity. Others say it's simply a false threat constructed by media hype, anti-capitalist whackos and a disgruntled Al Gore."

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Here’s a blog from someone at Kent School of Law, which hosted the conference on Next:
Who Owns Your Body blog

It gives some interesting details and analysis of the conference.