CrazyTalk Ep14 - Amber Case and Andy Beach - The Value of Work

5/2/2010: Crazy Talk “Shop Class as Soulcraft” the Value of Work



What is the value of work- of the trades and crafts, and those with an intimate knowledge of their machines? Has higher education been relagated to churning out indebted, middle-class “knowledge workers” performing to ambiguous standards of excellence in their cubicles? And what does this mean for the Facebook generation? Is our future cast in a virtual world of self-indulgence, lacking any self-reliance?



Join me on the next Crazy Talk with our esteemed guest panelists:



Amber Case @caseorganic

“Amber Case is a Cyborg Anthropologist and tech consultant researching prosthetic culture. She studies the interaction between humans and computers and how our relationship with information is changing the way cultures think, act, and understand their worlds. Case wrote her thesis on cell phones and their technosocial sites of engagement.”



Andy Beach @andybeach

“Andy Beach is a digital media professional who combines technology, creativity, and business strategy. He is also the author of Real World Video Compression, a book that seeks to explain the world of compression in plain English. Andy brings significant expertise and experience in the field of product strategy & marketing, video compression and rich media solutions.”