motivating persons to seek true knowledge
Knowledge is power, even if it’s not true and viciously used. True knowledge provides the right power for building a good society. … Read the post motivating persons to seek true knowledge
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social reality of scholarly peer review
Peer-reviewed publications are currently the main currency for academic advancement. Like fiat currencies in general economic use, the value of editorial peer review appears to be largely in its value for economic transactions. Consider, for example, a scholarly study published in 1982. The authors created fictitious authors for twelve articles published in twelve highly regarded … Continue reading social reality of scholarly peer review
social constraints of social media
Getting persons to coalesce around a bigger project is not as simple as describing a bigger project. An expressed desire to be like Wikipedia (but better) isn’t enough to get persons to contribute knowledge like they do for Wikipedia. Humans pursue their self-interests socially and create complex social dynamics. Because social relations involve complicated social … Continue reading social constraints of social media
the value of college in the Internet era
Students, families, and societies are making large investments in college education. In the U.S., about 41% of persons ages 25 to 34 years old have completed a two-year or four-year college degree. Another 19% of persons in those age groups have taken some college courses but have not received a degree.[1] These statistics indicate that … Continue reading the value of college in the Internet era
so much for the Enlightenment
Jay Rosen on Wikileaks’ Afghanistan War Logs: 8. … “We tend to think: big revelations mean big reactions. But if the story is too big and crashes too many illusions, the exact opposite occurs.” My fear is that this will happen with the Afghanistan logs. Reaction will be unbearably lighter than we have a right … Continue reading so much for the Enlightenment