Wentworth
Institute of Technology
Head in the cloud : why knowing things still matters when facts are so easy to look up /
Looks at the state of knowledge in the American public, and demonstrates how many areas of knowledge correlate with quality of life, politics, and behavior, arguing that being knowledgeable has significant value even when facts can be looked up with little effort.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Looks at the state of knowledge in the American public, and demonstrates how many areas of knowledge correlate with quality of life, politics, and behavior, arguing that being knowledgeable has significant value even when facts can be looked up with little effort. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 340 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-323) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780316256544 0316256544 9780316395069 0316395064 |