Christopher Roussi: Sufficiently advanced magic

Published: July 15, 2012, midnight

b'After becoming ill during a trip to Ecuador, DARPA researcher Chris Roussi seeks medical advice from a local expert: a shaman. "Here I am, an engineer-scientist, and here\'s this educated man spouting the worst kind of fuzzy thinking, superstitious claptrap. I look him in the eye and I say: OK!"\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'