02355cam a2200313 i 4500 678778933 TxAuBib 20230522120000.0 221114s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063142886 HRD 35.00 0063142880 HRD 35.00 TxAuBib rda Winchester, Simon, author. Knowing what we know [BOOK] : the transmission of knowledge, from ancient wisdom to modern magic / Simon Winchester. First edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] xii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. With the advent of the internet, any topic we want to know about is instantly available with the touch of a smartphone button. With so much knowledge at our fingertips, what is there left for our brains to do? At a time when we seem to be stripping all value from the idea of knowing things—no need for math, no need for map-reading, no need for memorization—are we risking our ability to think? As we empty our minds, will we one day be incapable of thoughtfulness? Addressing these questions, Simon Winchester explores how humans have attained, stored, and disseminated knowledge. Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography, and broadcasting, he looks at a whole range of knowledge diffusion—from the cuneiform writings of Babylon to the machine-made genius of artificial intelligence, by way of Gutenberg, Google, and Wikipedia to the huge Victorian assemblage of the Mundanaeum, the collection of everything ever known, currently stored in a damp basement in northern Belgium. Studded with strange and fascinating details, Knowing What We Know is a deep dive into learning and the human mind. Provided by publisher. 20230522. Knowledge, Sociology of. Thought and thinking. Information technology Social aspects. Information behavior. Instructional and educational works.