And you could say that Galápagos was as clear a proposal for localization as I can think of.

All our problems arise from our big brains.

Some of our problems come from small-mindedness:

http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/hb.html

Makes one think about where the Iron Triangle is headed.

Perhaps NPR will rebroadcast Between Time and Timbuktu (1972), a mishmash of Vonnegut works including Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Cat's Cradle, and even Harrison Bergeron.

Wow! What a great short story!