Michael Crichton says "aliens caused global warming"

I realize this is really old news (2003), but this speech is an interesting read which includes some thoughts on science, belief, SETI, nuclear winter and the climate crisis. I don't know a lot about science, and don't know how much Michael Crichton knows about science, but the man writes interesting books, and as I said: it's an interesting read.

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Jason said…
I'm scared to read it, Jon--Timeline bored me to tears before page 100. I'm scared, really.

Crichton is also around seven feet tall. What if he's an alien?
May 29, 2007 at 5:33 PM
Jonathan Dodd said…
I've never read Timeline (guess I shouldn't). Jurassic Park, The Lost World and the Andromeda Strain are awesome (or at least were when I read them in middle school). I've read Congo, Sphere, and maybe more--I honestly can't remember. All that was years ago though, until recently when my Crichton hiatus ended: I'm just starting to read Prey and am into it so far, but the main reason I'm reading it is for LOST research. A lot of people think "Smokie" is an intelligent nano-bot robot cloud like in Prey. The producers denied it, but it makes sense to me. (And yes, I'm that obsessed.)
May 29, 2007 at 5:43 PM
Anonymous said…
I miss you bud. I was really pissed I couldn't be with you guys opening day.

Can't wait to come home the 22nd for good!!

We'll have to go out for Tai again and catch up... again.

I have a surprise for you at our get together weekend! I know you'll like it.
May 30, 2007 at 12:42 PM
Jason said…
Oddly, I was tossing the nanobot theory around since the beginning of Season 2 (when I first started watching), but gave up 'cause of the denials from the producers. You'd be surprised how many books have referenced nanobots over the past decade (aside from Prey, I mean).

Jurassic Park and Congo are both great books. Crichton still weirds me out, though.
May 30, 2007 at 11:12 PM
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