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Head in the Cloud
Head in the Cloud: The Power of Knowledge in the Age of Google | William Poundstone
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Whats the point of knowing anything when facts are so easy to look up? Just reach for your computer, tablet or mobile and ask the sky. Were living in the golden age of rational ignorance where more people know who Khloe Kardashian is than who Ren Descartes was and most of us cant name the largest ocean on the planet. Yet the latest research indicates that the better informed are healthier, happier and often dramatically wealthier. Bestselling author William Poundstone conducts a hilarious and humbling investigation into the true worth of knowledge. What does it tell you, for example, when those who can pinpoint a country on a map are less likely to favour invading it? Underpinned by big data analysis and illustrated with eye-opening anecdotes, Poundstones Head in the Cloud is an entertaining manifesto on the surprising benefits of broadening your horizons, as well as a warning of the dangers of an ill-informed electorate.
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Redwritinghood 💕💕Looks like a perfect day. 7y
Reviewsbylola I love this. 7y
ABrakes85 Looks like heaven 💕 7y
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#TBRtemptation post 3! More people know Khloe Kardashian than Rene Descartes. Many people can't find Delaware on a map, spell "occurrence" correctly, or name the world's largest ocean. Why should we bother learning facts in our digital age? Hilarious, entertaining, & insightful, he researches why we should, provides way to learn to, & looks at why we're okay with a large number of people not knowing fundamental facts. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

riversong153 I have a friend that tells me I'm full of useless information, but then my "useless knowledge" helps her somewhere down the line. I'm stacking this! 8y
MrBook @riversong153 😎🙌🏻 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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