Brain Overload

On a bit of an infotainment binge this week, which often happens during slow weeks when I feel like I have a chance of actually keeping up with the world. However, between all these links, and the lack of sleep, it's no wonder my brain is a little addled...

Ethnic minorities being crushed in Iraq: "All minorities at least were respected in some way or another during Saddam's reign -- unlike now when democracy has brought to us only kiddnapping, killings, displacement."

Ken Levine, on how to interview a celebrity: The celebrity will arrive late. You must report how late and what her excuse was. And you must forgive her. Even if the excuse is, "I forgot" or "I had to liquor up to do this because I find you repulsive," you must be charmed.

Oh, and Oh, and we may all be living in a computer simulation: Dr. Bostrom doesn't pretend to know which of these hypotheses is more likely, but he thinks none of them can be ruled out. "My gut feeling, and it's nothing more than that," he says, "is that there's a 20 percent chance we're living in a computer simulation." Unsure if this explains anything about the world today. But gods, I hope it might.

Labels: not quite like the west wing, science nonfiction

posted by Liz  # 12:52 PM

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