Comic #3002: 2013-08-06

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Panel 1: Person 1 (asking): "Is macroeconomics a science?" Person 2 (responding): "Well, it’s a social science, so it’s not really predictive like, say, chemistry."

Panel 2: Person 1: "So, how do you make all those predictions?" Person 2: "We have to use somewhat more heuristic techniques than others."

Caption at the top: "EARLIER…"

Panel 3: Person 3 (wearing a hat, holding a wand): "Eye of Newt and Wing of Flea, What is next year's GDP?"