I was very impressed reading this fantastic piece on Life Hacks in which the author completely channelled Rael’s thinking about ETech ’06. It’s eerie to have sat beside Rael in dozens of cars and hotel rooms, hearing him figure out what’s interesting and what’s important, and then read about it in the New York Times. Either Clive Thompson, the author of the piece, has secretly planted microphones on Rael or he’s really really good. I’m forced to discount the bug theory after reading his blog: he is that good. Check out his pieces on neuromarketing, wifi in disasters, and his commentary on the number of songs on MP3 players. And, for gravy, he points to this amazing movie from Halo. He’s definitely someone to watch.
