Carpooling is important for urban density, air pollution and other reasons, but carpooling is not the kind of thing that actually changes the energy equation. Clay Shirky aircarpoolingdensity Change image and share on social
Algorithms don't do a good job of detecting their own flaws. Clay Shirky algorithmdetectflaw Change image and share on social
When I say 'publishing is the new literacy,' I don't mean there's no role for curation, for improving material, for editing material, for fact-checking material. I mean literally, the act of putting something out in public used to be reserved in the same way. Clay Shirky actcheckcuration share on social
Think about spam filters; if email didn't come from someone that someone you know knows, that's an important signal, and one we could embed in the environment; we just don't. I just want the world to be filtered through my social graph. Clay Shirky emailembedenvironment share on social
Whether it's long-form journalism or investigative journalism, it's no fun to just be the guy diagnosing the problem. Clay Shirky diagnoseformfun Change image and share on social
We are in a world where most American citizens over the age of 12 share things with each other online. Clay Shirky ageamericancitizen Change image and share on social
The more ideas there are in circulation, the more ideas there are for any individual to disagree with. More media always means more arguing. Clay Shirky arguecirculationdisagree Change image and share on social
When we change the way we communicate, we change society. Clay Shirky changecommunicatesociety Change image and share on social
Our social life is literally primal, in the sense that chimpanzees and gorillas, our closest relatives among the primates, are also social. Clay Shirky chimpanzeeclosegorilla Change image and share on social
How we put our collective talents to work is a social issue, not solely a personal one. Clay Shirky collectiveissuepersonal Change image and share on social
