Is Google Killing General Knowledge?

The average student, though better-informed than the earl’s daughter appears to be, seems not to value general knowledge. If asked a factual question, they will usually click on a search engine without a second thought. Actually knowing the fact, committing it to memory, does not seem to be a consideration. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Aug 5, 2009 - 9:09 AM PDT
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by Kaizar Campwala - Aug. 5, 2009
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by Calvin Loh - Aug. 6, 2009

The basic article is well-balanced and presents both sides of the argument.

Interesting article, with a bunch of very interesting comments. Like some of the commenters, I think that memorizing raw data is over-rated and that ... More »

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by Greg Lygon - Aug. 11, 2009
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by Arun Kamath - Aug. 14, 2009

Very True...the education system of today has made Children dumber.. They might be great hackers, programmers, etc but somehow they lack common sense.

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by Erik Lars - Aug. 11, 2009

I think that Google complements someones knowledge.Of course it also acts as a safety net for people that didn't pay attention in class. More »

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