Are we on information overload? →

In a very interesting interview with neuroscientist David Weinberger:

Because books are written by individuals, it has often made knowledge seem like the product of individuals, even though everybody has always understood that individuals are working within the social network.

Yet, in this day and age, authors are celebrated more than ever. Although everybody should know by now that writing a book is merely an act of spending money than being the smartest person in the room.