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Looking for the mouse: Clay Shirky on cognitive surplus

by Stuart Patience
5th February 2024
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This is a transcript from a talk given in 2008, also featuring Gilligan’s Island and Gin… I was being interviewed by a TV producer to… Read More »Looking for the mouse: Clay Shirky on cognitive surplus

The Function of Cool

by Stuart Patience
18th August 202320th August 2023

“Cool” impresses us – at least in unguarded moments – because it signals surplus: I thought I was reminded of this via mention of smoking… Read More »The Function of Cool