Cognitive Surplus

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Speaker: Clay Shirky
Chair: Dr Carsten Sørensen
This event was recorded on 28 June 2010 in Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
For decades, technology encouraged us to squander our time as passive consumers. Today, tech has finally caught up with human potential. In his new book Cognitive Surplus, Clay Shirky examines the changes we will all enjoy as our untapped resources of talent are put to use at last.

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