Charlie Stross, Paul Krugman Discuss the Future 127
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."
Re:Krugman's prognostication skills aren't all tha (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.
Re:Krugman's prognostication skills aren't all tha (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.
Re:Krugman's prognostication skills aren't all tha (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.
Re:Krugman's prognostication skills aren't all tha (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
Re:Krugman called FOR the bubble (Score:3, 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.