Archive for category Society
Words
Posted by Bill in Communication, Society on 04/27/2009
I recently attended a conference at which some of the premiere philologist present their work, discuss ideas and network within the close-knit group of intellectuals what was described by Matthew Restall as an “incestuous community” of academics. This is a far cry from my educational background and some of the discussion flew over my head, [...]
Information Filtration
In the world we live in, we have access to too much information. Too much in the sense that we could never reasonably analyze and digest all the information to which we are exposed. It has become extremely important to be able to filter the information. Google has become an invaluable tool in doing so. [...]