Cognitive Surplus

[selenite0]

Clay Shirky discusses how much brain-time has been used up watching television and how some of it is now being turned to creative work.

Hat tip to nancylebov

Comments

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Maybe we should just connect unused brain time to the SETI project or something like that. ;-)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

People watching Gilligan's Island wouldn't even notice if the surplus were being used at the time. :-)

[selenite.livejournal.com]

Right, we plug a cable into their brain to get access to the unused cycles and give them 24/7 sitcoms . . . hey, I saw that movie . . .

[9thmoon.livejournal.com]

Hey, stranger, haven't heard from you in awhile. Make a post? Hope you're well!