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submission
yoyoq writes:
Paul Krugman winner of this years Nobel Prize for Economics, is a Sci-Fi nerd.
He was inspired at a young age by Asimov's Foundation series.
I heard it originally on PBS and Lehrer, but here's a couple links:
Time and
a sci-fi site
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submission
yoyoq writes:
Sci-fi writers join war on terror. I hope they are on our side.
Homeland Security is looking for suggestions from sci-fi writers.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-05-29-de viant-thinkers-security_N.htm?csp=34
"Looking to prevent the next terrorist attack, the Homeland Security Department is tapping into the wild imaginations of a group of self-described "deviant" thinkers: science-fiction writers."
Here's a suggestion: 9-11 could have been prevented with locks on the cockpit door.