You're invited to an event celebrating Clay Shirky's new book
Cognitive Surplus:
Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
Join us for a celebration and special talk by acclaimed author, thinker, and professor Clay Shirky on his new book Cognitive Surplus.
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010
Time: 6 - 8 PM
Place: Daylife, 444 Broadway, 5th Floor, NYC
Refreshments and light hors...
[read more] You're invited to an event celebrating Clay Shirky's new book
Cognitive Surplus:
Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
Join us for a celebration and special talk by acclaimed author, thinker, and professor Clay Shirky on his new book Cognitive Surplus.
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010
Time: 6 - 8 PM
Place: Daylife, 444 Broadway, 5th Floor, NYC
Refreshments and light hors d'oeuvres will be served
About Cognitive Surplus
Professor, consultant and author Clay Shirky reveals in his latest book how new technology is changing us from consumers to collaborators, unleashing a torrent of creative production that will transform our world. Citing examples from Wikipedia to mobile crisis-mapping tool Ushahidi, Shirky shows how society and our daily lives will be improved dramatically as we learn to exploit our goodwill through the productive potential of technology.
About Daylife
As a company devoted to helping web publishers optimize their resources to free up time and energy for creation, Daylife is a fan of Shirky's new book, called an "incisive manual for building a better world," by The Guardian. Learn more about Daylife here:
http://corp.daylife.com.
