July 2010
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“I now believe that the only way in which Americans can rise above their...”
– Kurt Vonnegut wrote that. In the preface to Wampeters, Foma & Granfallooons.
It makes me think of the world’s cognitive surplus. I bet Vonnegut would have loved Clay Shirky.
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“Is communication a waste of time? That is an unfalsifiable hypothesis. I...”
– Randy Olson emailed that to Andy Revkin. Revkin included it in one of a fascinating series of posts on science and communication.