Knowledge and information : the potential and peril of human intelligence
Forfatter
Mark Pagel, Mark Plotkin, John Hemming, Jessica Frazier, Richard Miles, Erica Benner, Peter Burke, Nathan Shachar, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Mariano Sigman, Martin Ingvar, Michael Goodman, Gill Bennett, Simon Mayall, Maria Borelius, Andrew Keen, Nicholas Carr, Peter Frankopan, M. Antoni J. Ucerler, Christopher Coker, Janne Haaland Matláry, Elisabeth Kendall, Claire Lehmann, David Goodhart, Brendan O’Neill, Fraser Nelson, Iain Martin, Adrian Wooldridge, Mattias Hessérus
Beskrivelse
We have come a long way from the religions, myths and foundation stories that created the bedrock of man s early understanding of the world and everything in it, and our stock of knowledge has increased exponentially in recent times. In this volume leading scholars in the arts and sciences discuss how knowledge and information have been preserved and transferred throughout history, bringing us up to today s digital age and the multiple challenges it presents, not least with regard to our personal data.