Yeah, what he says . . .

Interesting essay by Clay Shirky in the Wall Street Journal this weekend–“Does the Internet Make You Smarter?

No surprise that this would appeal to me, a long-time fan of Steven Berlin Johnson’s Everything Bad Is Good for You. And it turns out there’s a book due out next week: Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age.   Sounds like yet another book that may end up on my iPad to-be-read virtual shelves.