Interests
I'm interested in history, foreign policy, research, artificial intelligence, philosophy, economics, linguistics, and a variety of other things that would make most people fall asleep instantly.
Regardless, I am also interested in a few things from the pop culture world, such as music, a few select television shows (Lost and Heroes), all manner of video games (a holdover from my youth, perhaps)... as well as art (I draw comics, some of them are actually funny, some of them will make you stupider for looking at them), writing (though I haven't had a lot of time lately), and incredibly long walks (typically I walk 5 to 10 miles a day, either with a friend for company or listening to lectures on the above topics).
Wow, this is really long.
Music
I like a wide variety of music, and I have had a number of random phases over the scope of my entire life...
I'll just give you a breakdown of some of the bands I listen to a lot lately (within the last couple of years) ... that I like more than just 1 or 2 songs of...
New Order, The Get Up Kids, Depeche Mode, Counting Crows
The Aquabats, REM, Enya, They Might Be Giants
Moby, Mates of State, Belle and Sebastian, Iron and Wine
The Baskervilles, The Strokes, Feist, Hooverphonic
The Kahoots, Sing-Sing, Voxtrot, Maritime, The Arcade Fire