scott aaronson interview

Great (long) interview with Scott Aaronson at Scientific American:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/scott-aaronson-answers-every-ridiculously-big-question-i-throw-at-him/

Particularly liked this quote:

> Like, I'm a damn good theoretical computer scientist (and modest too), but I'm not at the absolute pinnacle of the field—so rather than trying to ascend the summit myself, sometimes I can serve the interests of science better by staying on the lower slopes, and just trying to defend the mountain from the forces catapulting dung at it.