I think there is a pressing need to create an “unbelievable, but absolutely true” category over here.
Two things that cought not only my eye, but also lots of my attention this week were the “Big Brain Theory” and a BBC article about genetic experiments in Taiwan. It appears that the cosmologists are having a Hylas-Philonous dialogue all over, and the Taiwanese will soon enjoy a new barn lighting system.
Indeed, the world is a fascinating place. I am not intelligent enough to carry a conversation with any peer or student of Mr. Hawking, but the NYT article gave me acute flashbacks to “The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” Boltzmann brains seem like something one would definitely find on the Heart of Gold, however probable the cosmologists think they are :)