google it…

Ever wonder how people did research before the internet? I hate to date myself, but really…the internet provides seemingly endless information to anyone peeking in the door…or taking the lid off the box, so to speak. While the Internet has become essential for many day to day activities, when one goes to exploit it for its intended scientific transparency and information sharing purposes, the mind is blown…google scholar, put simply, provides me with knowledge I would not otherwise have. As I contemplated this, a link to a very well written article (read it!) arrived in my inbox (of my new gmail account, incidentally), which gives one some pause. Google has admitted that their goal is to collect all global knowledge and store it in an organised and useful manner (or something along those lines). The nerd in me thinks that is incredibly cool, but not without some (significant) trepidation, and leads to the question, is it possible to “not be evil” …?

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