One of Alex Wells' illustrations of the Folio Society edition of The Foundation by Isaac Asimov. Illustration: Alex Wells
One of Alex Wells’ illustrations of the Folio Society edition of The Foundation by Isaac Asimov. Illustration: Alex Wells

Oh. And Merry Christmas.

Anyway, important stuff. Paul Krugman goes into more detail about how Isaac Asimov has been his touchstone (he also mentions liking Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy cycle, The Wheel of Time; in other words, Krugman is a serious geek, down to the very fiber of his being).

 

Paul Krugman: Asimov’s Foundation novels grounded my economics: The fantastical tale offers a still-inspiring dream of a social science that could save civilisation

 

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