Public Thinking: Social Media and the New 'Public Intellectual'
New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
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The New Medium of Knowledge - The Internet
David Weinberger argues that the new medium of knowledge, the internet, changes the very nature of knowledge itself. Our open access to knowledge and process became especially visible during the coronavirus outbreak. During the pandemic, vast amounts of misinformation have also been shared intentionally and unintentionally. We can now see it and participate in it in a way that we couldn't before.
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