The end of the world

Clive Thomson writes for Wired sometimes, and his blog Collision Detection deals with science and culture, with an emphasis on technology. Here is his review of the end of the world (sort of).

He drops a couple of $5 words:

eschatology: a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of humankind

ludology: the study of games and other forms of play. More specifically today, the study of video games, in an academic or critical light.