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A TED talk on how remix is not only created by society, but also influential to the spirit of creation and innovation present in the culture that molds it. 

creativity comes about as the result of creative re-use of others' work..

Very amusing video that adds a little levity on the subject of copyright law. Does the music industry really lose $150,000 per song pirated? Has the film industry really lost 375,000 jobs from pirated films? The numbers don't really add up...

14 brilliant quotes on remixing

Tim Brown mentions one psychedelic drug experiment that helped the professionals to overcome their creativity-block (start from 11:57 for only 3 minutes if you don't want to watch the whole talk).

From 10:50 Wade Davis talks about Iowaska (there are parts good for psychedelic remix project..)

"Let's pool our medical data!?" Impossible with our laws right now, eh.. We should let the "mosquito men" to do their job, instead of laughing at them and at something we don't believe or understand.

"How does cancer know it's cancer? At Jay Bradner's lab, they found a molecule that might hold the answer, JQ1 -- and instead of patenting JQ1, they published their findings and mailed samples to 40 other labs to work on. "

Like Jenkins discusses in the Participatory Culture, more and more children have access to creating technology that was at first limited to "experts" or adults. This article provides and example of this in Thomas Suarez who is a 12 year old who has created several of his own apps for iPads and iPhones. He has also has created an App Club at his school.