What questions did the Encyclopaedia Britannica's catalogue of '102 Great Ideas' raise?
Even if the things we read come from ‘good’ and ‘trustworthy’ sources, a decision still has to be made about what gets included and what gets left out.
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Even if the things we read come from ‘good’ and ‘trustworthy’ sources, a decision still has to be made about what gets included and what gets left out.
Mid-century encyclopaedias claimed the power to decide what counted as knowledge and what didn’t – much as online publishing platforms and social media companies do today.
In today’s Daily Reckoning Australia, Jim does a deep dive into bitcoin, the value placed upon digital currencies, and explores Canadian Philosopher Marshall McLuhan’s thesis on the subject. Keep reading to find out more…
Marshall McLuhan argued that human beings simply cannot cope with the technological expansion of their senses through new media. He kept a close, critical eye on these emerging technologies all his life.
Marshall McLuhan argued that human beings simply cannot cope with the technological expansion of their senses through new media. He kept a close, critical eye on these emerging technologies all his life.