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Charlie Stross, Paul Krugman Discuss the Future

Posted by kdawson on from the i'll-have-the-vegetarian dept.

Peripatetic Entrepreneur writes "At the Science Fiction World Convention in Montreal, Hugo Award winning author Charlie Stross and Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman opened the show with a 75-minute, wide-ranging conversation on stage. From flying cars to decoding the genome of the Pacific Ocean to vat-grown Long Pig, it's all there. Audio is also available — video soon."

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  1. Re:Krugman's prognostication skills aren't all tha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hubris. He has it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EPd2i4Jshs

    You would think an economist would have an understanding of stats and say "I'm sorry, I don't have a large enough sample for what I had in mind," and abort the experiment.

  2. Re:Krugman's prognostication skills aren't all tha by hirundo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Krugman is no psychic. He didn't exactly see the financial meltdown coming in advance...

    That's not fair. Krugman predicted 11 of the last 3 recessions.

  3. Re:Krugman's prognostication skills aren't all tha by Bender0x7D1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's not fair. Krugman predicted 11 of the last 3 recessions.

    You should be more careful. Mixing binary and decimal notation can really confuse some people.

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  4. Re:Krugman's prognostication skills aren't all tha by mvdwege · · Score: 1, Funny

    Here's a hint, grasshopper: almost all economists are political. Even a hands-off stance like the Chicago School is in and of itself a political position.

    Now take your teenage libertarianism and your copy of Rand's complete works, and shove them where the sun doesn't shine.

    Mart

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  5. Re:Krugman called FOR the bubble by ShakaUVM · · Score: 2, Funny

    >>The difference between the two is that Stross writes entertaining fiction, and Krugman influences international economic policy.

    Heh, I'd say Krugman writes a lot of entertaining fiction too.