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It's become a cliche to say that our world is changing faster and faster, as we hurtle towards an ultra-advanced future. But it's not true, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman told Worldcon. Actually, change is slowing down. More »
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Excited that next week's WorldCon in Montreal features such diverse guests as Neil Gaiman and Paul Krugman? And that it celebrates both Canadian and libertarian SF? WorldCon is offering "taster" memberships so you can see if the excitement holds up. More »
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Could a "Theory Of Mind" predict future history, based on looking at how people think and behave? It may have helped forecast World War II and our current econom-ick. Is psychohistory finally coming to pass? More »
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If you didn't already worship visionary writer Charles Stross, a new virtual seminar on his works by a group of luminaries and amazing writers will convert you. Among the highlights: Paul Krugman on transdimensional economics. More »
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Newly Nobel Prize-winner Paul Krugman was inspired to become an economist by reading science fiction, as Patrick Nielsen Hayden over at Tor.com reminds us. Krugman says he read Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy and wanted to become a psychohistorian — a career that sadly doesn't exist yet. Instead, Krugman wrote a ground-breaking paper on the economics of interstellar trade. What's Krugman going to do with his newfound prestige? Give a seminar on the works of science fiction author Charles Stross, to be posted on CrookedTimber this month. [Tor.com] More »
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How would an interstellar trading empire figure out how long goods had been in transit, for the purposes of calculating interest? After all, if the shipping vessels are traveling at close to the speed of light, the shipping time will seem longer to an observer on the ground than it would to someone traveling on the ship. This is apparently the sort of thing rockstar economist Paul Krugman thinks about when he's not prophesying our total doom. Click through for Krugman's solution to this thorny problem. More »
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