Debating the Cult of the Amateur
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Reflections and Debate. On Human Improvement, Visionary Works, and the Cult of the Amateur (1 hour 24 minutes)
Description
Session from Picnic 2007 in Amsterdam.
- Short introduction by Monique van Dusseldorp, Programme Director PICNIC
- followed by an introduction by moderator Walt Mossberg, Personal Technology Columnist of the Wall Street Journal.
- At 3.45 minutes into the stream, David Weinberger starts his presentation on 'Everything is Miscellaneous'.
- At 47 minutes Weinberger engages in a debate with Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur.
(http://www.picnicnetwork.org/article-18549-en.html)