tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post6415835189473360118..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: Crowd Sourcing Public HistoryRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-37672683779302331132012-09-25T13:16:26.037-04:002012-09-25T13:16:26.037-04:00This is a really neat idea, and I am all for bring...This is a really neat idea, and I am all for bringing history projects to the general public. It can lead, though, to some overzealous statements. For instance, the statement at 1:20 that "Wardenclyffe was the Hope of Humanity" seems a bit overwrought to me.Gabriel Loiaconohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04455286892298838585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-55771738185797511482012-09-24T15:31:49.100-04:002012-09-24T15:31:49.100-04:00Thoroughly thought-provoking. I'm particularly...Thoroughly thought-provoking. I'm particularly attracted to the potential in crowd-sourcing to fund history in the future, not just public history. Might we be entering an age where even purportedly academic projects rely on crowd-sourcing? I know, for example, that the Center for European Studies at Columbia has already appealed to public donations in order to finance it's pre-dissertation fellowships this year.<br /><br />I think you are right to emphasise the "cool" aspect of future projects though. There is a time and a place to emphasise academic complexity and rigour for its own sake, but that is increasingly irrelevant to writing good, readable history these days.Craig Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651039747592264903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-19700168157952718712012-09-24T12:37:53.460-04:002012-09-24T12:37:53.460-04:00Enjoyed the post. Interesting to think about what...Enjoyed the post. Interesting to think about what project designers think will appeal to the public.<br /><br />This also reminds me of one of my fav episodes of Drunk History:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gOR91oentQRandallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-50691675951293921722012-09-24T11:16:57.644-04:002012-09-24T11:16:57.644-04:00Cool post! Strange video. Tesla did have a favor...Cool post! Strange video. Tesla did have a favorite pigeon -- I wonder how that clip made it into the final cut. He wanted to set up a standing wave at Wardenclyffe that would transmit electrical power through the air like radio signals. Inductive charging, like the way your electric toothbrush works, but on a planetary scale. <br /><br />Tesla is of course still very highly regarded in certain circles, and the site seems to have a nice, steampunky ambiance -- but I don't think the video is pitching the thing to the right crowd. Amanda Palmer got $1,192,793 for her recording project on Kichkstarter. It probably doesn't hurt that she's Neil Gaiman's wife, but even so, there was a lot of style in her appeal...<br /><br />More on Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amandapalmer/amanda-palmer-the-new-record-art-book-and-tour?ref=live<br /><br />More on Tesla: http://www.danallosso.com/blog-3/files/3eb6ab8ee5a925a63a27851c2c8c56dc-3.htmlDan Allossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200498584099656356noreply@blogger.com