Charles Crook (28.11.05)

Looking at Crook, C. (1994) Computers and the collaborative experience of learning Routledge, London which was lent to me by Karen.

There’s a bit in the intro which I like, though it probably has no bearing on what I am studying. Apparently, Schelling carried out a study in which people were asked how they would set about meeting an unknown person in Manhattan on a particular date. All they knew about the stranger was that s/he knew the same things about the world as they did. They headed for the clock in Grand Central Station. See more at Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schelling_point

Interesting to speculate what the Schelling Point is for towns (Milton Keynes: Xscape?) Perhaps it’s even easier for countries: Eiffel Tower, Acropolis, Taj Mahal, Big Ben…

Alright, already, back to the work…

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