Re: The Density of Smart People

[Dave Farber <dfarber () me com>]

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> From: Newmedia () aol com
> Date: May 31, 2010 9:35:31 AM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: bobr () bobrosenberg phoenix az us, rforno () infowarrior org
> Subject: Re: [IP] Re:  The Density of Smart People

> Dave etal:
>  
> How about the density of "dumb" people and how are we supposed to MANAGE them?
>  
> This question was a highlight of the recent interview with Bob Taylor (headed the ARPA office that funded the ARPANET 
> and later ran the computer lab at Xerox PARC) at the Computer History Museum in Santa Clara.
>  
> As Taylor pointed out, if an IQ of 100 is average, then half the people are pretty dumb.  They need to be managed, 
> says Taylor.
>  
> He also apparently thinks that everyone should have a "drivers license" to use the Internet . . . but can't figure 
> out how to implement such a plan.
>  
> Taylor gets major kudos for managing smart people, for which his background in psychology (yes, his wiki-page wrongly 
> identifies him as a computer scientist) no doubt helps him.
>  
> Mark Stahlman
> New York City
>  
> In a message dated 5/31/2010 8:38:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dave () farber net writes:
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> From: bobr () bobrosenberg phoenix az us
> Date: May 31, 2010 2:19:51 AM EDT
> To: "Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>
> Cc: "Richard Forno" <rforno () infowarrior org>
> Subject: Re: [IP] The Density of Smart People
>
> Dave & Rick
>
> This is a very nice measure of human capital -- for the 19th Century.
>
> However, since, with a computer, a webcam & the internet, any knowledge worker is as
> near as the next knowledge worker, it is significantly out-of-date.
>
> Telecommuting is a concept that didn't exist until relatively recently.
>
> Geographic density is rapidly losing its relevance.
>
> This internet thingy that you, and a few others, cobbled together a mere few decades
> ago, has - and continues to - change(d) everything!
>
> Cheers,
> Bob
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> > > From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
> > > Date: May 30, 2010 10:49:02 AM EDT
> > > To: List Infowarrior <infowarrior () attrition org>
> > > Cc: Farber Dave <dave () farber net>
> > > Subject: The Density of Smart People
> >
> > > (c/o    several people)
> > >
> > > The Density of Smart People
> > >
> > > May 28 2010, 11:15 AM ET |   Comment
> > >
> > > Clusters of smart people of the highly educated sort that economists
> > > refer to as "human capital" are the key engine of economic growth
> > > and development.  Jane Jacobs argued that the clustering of talented
> > > and energetic in cities is the fundamental driving force of economic
> > > development. In a classic essay, "On the Mechanics of Economic
> > > Development," the Nobel prize-winning, University of Chicago
> > > economist Robert Lucas formalized Jacobs' insights and argued that
> > > human capital, or what can be called Jane Jacobs externalities, are
> > > indeed the key factor in economic growth and development. Still, the
> > > standard way economists measure human capital is to take the
> > > percentage of people in a country, state, or metropolitan area with
> > > a bachelor's degree or higher most scholars measure human capital in
> > > terms of population.
> > >
> > > So I was intrigued by this fascinating analysis by Rob Pitingolo (h/
> > > t: Don Peck) which looks at the density of human capital. Pitingolo
> > > put together a neat measure that he refers to as "educational
> > > attainment density." Instead of measuring human capital or college
> > > degree holders as a function of population, he measures it as a
> > > function of land area -- that is, as college degree holders per
> > > square mile. As he explains ...
> > >
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> > >
> > > http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/05/the-density-of-smart-people/57384/
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