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Be in the Know - January 2015
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Information Explosions in the Past
"The information explosion is not peculiar to this century. Something like it happened in the 18th century, especially in botany and zoology when Captain Cook’s first voyage (1768-71) brought back a vast mass of new species to be recorded and classified."
From: The Eighteenth CenturyJanuary's Contest
Overcoming a Challenge
Censorship: Food for Thought
But we aren't in Pakistan so you are free to read the article:
What Pakistan Knew about Bin Laden
Information Strategies:
Freedom of the press in the United States is a topic many people debate as well. Issues relevant to national security are frequently omitted by reputable journalists. When forming opinions any topic I often ask myself if all the facts are available to me. Who would have a vested interest in concealing facts? What does alternative media have to say about the topic? If available, what does the international media say? The more widely you read, the better able you'll be to access the facts of any topic. However, there will always be issues shrouded in the cloudy haze of uncertainty, distortion or misinformation. Accounting for this possibility will widen your skills of analysis.
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