Dent and the future
Dent brings together people who imagine the future and people building it.
For more than a decade, Dent events have connected ideas and practice across science, technology, storytelling, art, exploration, entrepreneurship, and public life. The Anaheim reception and dinner during Worldcon 2026 is our latest gathering in this series.
I know from experience that the Dent the Future team throws a great event.
— LeVar Burton
Aug 27, 2026 · Hilton Anaheim
Dent Sci-Fi Reception and Dinner in Anaheim, CA
An intimate reception and dinner during the World Science Fiction Convention, hosted with author and media scholar Dr. Doug Van Belle.
Writers who have changed how we see the future.
Science fiction and science
Selected projects
01
2017 · Personal flight
Richard Browning jet suit demonstration
Inventor Richard Browning flew his early “Iron Man” jet suit at Dent’s Comic-Con reception—putting a once-fictional form of flight in front of the people debating what comes next.
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02
2025 · Culture in orbit
“Space Batman” aboard the International Space Station
Dent helped send Bill Sienkiewicz’s original “Space Batman” watercolor to the International Space Station—and brought it home with a new story attached.
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03
2016–today · Living undersea
Dent at Aquarius Reef Base
Aquarius Reef Base, where NASA crews trained undersea for living aboard the ISS, became a destination for multiple Dent excursions, including an overnight visit. Today we are excited to be engaged with the new DEEP Vanguard laboratory as the next chapter of underwater research takes shape.
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Dent at Comic-Con
For twelve years, Dent has produced official Comic-Con panels with scientists, technologists, writers, artists, and other experts.
- 12
- years on the official program
- 32
- panels produced
- 113
- speakers on stage
- 8,000+
- people in the rooms
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