I was marveling at the vast amount of information available with Google and Wikipedia this week, when I began to consider what to do with the information. I thought that it really is just information ...
We assume many of you are familiar with the work of Clifford Stoll, author of both “The Cuckoo’s Egg” and “Silicon Snake Oil.” The latter, which was written 15 years ago, stated, “the Internet ...
The Internet is a truly remarkable advancement in our ability to access information. Just about anything we could possibly want to know is now just a few keystrokes away. But , as with most ...
Are you old enough to remember encyclopedias, which salespeople used to peddle from door to door? These included the encyclopedias Brittanica (its name alone sounded awfully smart); Americana; Funk & ...
Since my original post about wisdom vs. knowledge, I continue to discover that learning really is more than just gathering information. Learning is integrating that knowledge in some way to grow, ...