This morning I was on WNPR’s “Where We Live,” hosted by John Dankosky, to talk about issues of social behavior and how new media affect it. You can listen from their site or download the MP3. The first 20 minutes are devoted to Dick Meyer discussing his new Why We Hate Us: American Discontent in the New Millennium
I’ll be on the Kojo Nnamdi show at noon today, talking about the effect of the internet and search engines on the production and distribution of knowledge, along with Nicholas Carr, James Evans, and Erika Linke. If you are local in DC, or you are listening online, call up and bug us. Or, if you missed it, they archive the show at their site.
I’ve always joked that my aim in academia is getting a walk-on part in a Woody Allan film, like McLuhan in Annie Hall. No luck on that yet, but Derek sent along this trailer for Truth in Numbers:
Yes that’s me at the beginning of the trailer, in pretty good company, even if I still wince at the sound of my own voice on tape. When I saw this today, I figured that if they were going to make me a μceleb, the least I could do was donate a little—and I do mean little—cash to making the film. That means I have now invested in two motion pictures! (I was also one of the early Swarm of Angels contributors.)
Meant to post about this earlier, but I was on a WNPR call-in program this morning, Where We Live, talking with Kristine Nowak and John Dankowski. The show was about social networking sites and high school students. I muddled through. There is an MP3 if you are curious.
Hey fellow New Yorkers—this looks like an interesting (free!) talk this Monday…
If you want to chat a bit about plagiarism, listen tomorrow, Thursday, at noon (EST) to the Kojo Nnamdi Show. I’ll be one of the guests. It’s on 88.5 FM in the D.C. area, or you can listen over the internet at the above link, and call in to comment.