Archive for July, 2008

Benkler’s Wealth of Networks Is Now Up

Yochai Benkler's ground-breaking Wealth of Networks is now up for reading and annotation here. By now, the lives of everyone in the United States are somehow affected by the Internet and information technology, even if one does not own a computer. Decisions concerning both major and minor aspects of our daily experiences, from how our [...]

Cultural Software is Up

John Donne knew that an island is a bad metaphor for a man, so Jack Balkin has provided a new comparison for humans: a computer. Balkin's Cultural Software is now up and free for reading and annotation. Cultural Software suggests a new method to explaining why cultures of the same species evolve so differently. Human [...]