Meredith L. Patterson (born April 30, 1977) is an American technologist, science fiction writer, and journalist. She has spoken at numerous industry conferences on a wide range of topics. She is also a blogger and software developer, and a leading figure in the biopunk movement. Patterson lived in and around Houston for 24 years before moving to Iowa City, Iowa, to pursue her Master's degree in linguistics and PhD in computer science. Patterson attended Kingwood High School from 1990 to 1994. She supported herself working as a website designer, technical writer, math teacher, and restaurant critic for the Houston Press. She served as the treasurer of the Mars Society Houston branch in 1999. That same year, at age 22, she traveled above the Arctic Circle as a NASA correspondent for a Mars simulation mission. More information...
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