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Chapter 4 of James Burke's  The Day the Universe Changed,  "Matter of Fact"  You can download it here.

The growth of information in print is linked together with reading, at least it used to be. This video will explore the future of reading:  http://ctcproxy.mnpals.net/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=19667&xtid=42295

Discussions

Do new ways of distributing Information have impacts similar to the printing press? Burke talks about how much moveable type and the printing press changed the world. Can the wider distribution of information and ideas really change the world and can you see similar changes happening as a result of new communication, data management, and storage technologies? In short, compare the changes that the printing press made possible to changes you see today as a result of new technologies being implemented today. Is this a new kind of industrial revolution.  Do new technologies impact how we read, what we read and why we read it? Does reading even matter anymore?