Grant David McCracken (born 1951) is a Canadian anthropologist and author, known for his books about culture and commerce.

[1][2] He was the founder and director of the Institute for Contemporary Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum and was a member of Convergence Culture Consortium at MIT.

[1] He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago.

[1] He coined the term the Diderot effect.

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