Comments | lhn: Paul Krugman is a giant geek, part 2

lhn

Paul Krugman is a giant geek, part 2

Oct 15, 2008 11:52

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innerdoggie October 15 2008, 19:23:06 UTC

Thanks for pointing this out! Science fiction just becomes more and more respectable every day.

lifeandstuff October 15 2008, 19:31:47 UTC

Does this make the implicit assumption that economics is respectable? I'd hope so, but I have my doubts... :)

lifeandstuff October 15 2008, 19:34:38 UTC

I think Krugman winning the Nobel was interesting. The work he won it for (as usual) was very old and not even remotely related to his oft shared political views (at least not in any immediately discernible way to me). But, I think the reward was viewed by many in the public as a reward for his political views with the predictable reactions.

tyrannio October 15 2008, 19:47:18 UTC

Do you think that Krugman and Asimov would agree about antitrust action against U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men? I'm not sure.