Saturday, March 28, 2009
This book explains the rise of the creative class, a new social class composed of scientists, engineers, educators, and entertainers, whose economic function is to create new ideas, new technology, and new creative content.
The book can be bought here and a related article at Washington Monthly can be read here.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
The program of Engineering and Technology Studies at Illinois (ETSI) suggests the creation of a number of interdisciplinary activities to better study engineers, engineering, and technology as a human activity.
The ETSI Whitepaper, which outlines a number of activities undertaken under the program, can be downloaded here. More information about ETSI can be found here.
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