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The Skill of the Future

In a word: multitasking.
Henry Jenkins is the Provost's Professor of Communication, Journalism and Cinematic Arts at USC.

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Henry Jenkins speculates on the next phase of human evolution. Jenkins is a leading schol...
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Human 2.0
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Multitasking Mentality

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