The Curiously Stunted, Incomprehensibly Disjointed, Perfectly Inadequate Adventures of Nicholas Cornelius Holloway – Episode 54

“Some notes,” he said unfolding a scrap of paper, “on the neuroscience of free will.”

He unfolded another, dropping more. “Hypothetical explanations for the Fermi paradox.”

He continued, “Moser’s worm, the moving sofa, Hilbert’s ninth, Molyneux…” He frowned. “No. I think we’ve answered that one.”

She squinted. He noticed.

“It’s going to happen – the spontaneous temporary savant event,” he said.

“Like… an epiphany.”

He snorted. “No. An epiphany is just your consciousness catching up. Drink som...