Clay Shirky on Generosity, Erotic Novels, Civics, Lolcats, and Scholarly Journals
The cognitive surplus of our age is being unleashed. This video discusses some of the side-effects and trends that will shape our futures.
SSP Attendees Visit the Internet Archive, a Cathedral of Universal Access
SSP Annual Meeting attendees tour the Internet Archive, and see what it really takes to make this modern Library of Alexandria.
The Power of Time Perspectives: How Cultures, Countries, Cities, and Citizens Are Shaped By Them
Do you have time to learn about time perspectives? I hope so.
Fears and Hopes: Publishing Through the Lenses of Sustainability, Quality, and Chaos
Quality, chaos, and sustainability — terms we throw around, yet each requires more careful thought. Nicholas Carr and Clay Shirky square off to debate where we’re headed in roughly these terms.
Lessons Learned and Lessons Learning: STM Stalwarts Reflect on Career Paths and Making Choices
In an industry where energy, youth, and innovation are often valued over experience, what can be learned from a panel of wizened members of the publishing industry?
Arguing Against Links: Are They Distracting, Counterproductive, and Anti-Intellectual?
Is there a good case against linking? Or are links just an updated version of an old idea?
The Online Newspaper, Circa 1982
Ah, nostalgia for when technology was cool in a completely different way.
Great Microbiologists: Remember Them This Weekend
This fun Lego animation takes you through an important part of Memorial Day history — the history of how we’ve partially tamed microorganisms.
When Did Print Become an Input?
When print is an input every other content product inherits prints DNA and can’t help looking and acting a lot like its parent.
Etiquette and the Electric Friendship Generator
This film from the early days of Facebook illustrates the perils of poor etiquette with online friendship generators.
The First Four Years of College: Why Are Students Spending Less Time Studying?
A new economic analysis of the time spent realizing a four-year degree shows decreases across the board since 1961. What does it mean? Why is it happening?
Has Publishing Revealed the Achilles’ Heel of Webist Political Philosophies?
Does the power of prestige and prestige-granting organization confound the politics of the Web?
Look to Production to Predict the Next Digital Breakthrough — Editorial Offices
Is editorial knowledge generation the last “production shop” available for digital improvement?
Misused Quotes We Live By: When Rules of Thumb Get Bent or Amputated
Examine what you’re quoted carefully. Some commonly held views of the world are based on misappropriated quotations.
The Trouble with the Truth: Politics Squelches Science Again
A new NSF report is edited to suppress important facts, denying the truth.