First, Clay Shirky on deploying the cognitive surplus. I always enjoy things that make me look at something differently, and the idea of the cognitive surplus is one such thing.
Next, a more amusing piece of reading. I remember reading this a few years back, but I lost track of the link to it. Luckily, Bits and Pieces linked it today. It’s the sort of thing that I can easily imagine Dave Barry writing about. In other words, it’s both interesting and a little bit gross. Ladies and Gentlemen, The Worm Within.