Old things last: a lecture on the Lindy effect
A lecture on the Lindy effect, the idea that the longer a non-perishable technology has survived, the longer it is likely to last: its odd origins, its logic, its limits and what it means for predictions about the future.
C2Adults55 minLecture
About this lesson
A C2 listening lesson (lecture). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Lecture
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Technology
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Listening (read aloud), True / False, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- unscholarly, perishable, robustness, heuristic, discontinuity, pay its dues
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow an extended academic argument, including its caveats and limits
- Recognise rhetorical devices such as concession, reformulation and rhetorical questions
- Evaluate predictions about technology using the concept of survival