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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 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.

  2. 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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  3. 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.