Is Google killing general knowledge?

Interesting debate (if a little UK-centric) about the impact of the web on General knowledge. It questions our reliance on the Internet as it becomes easier to find out answers - do we need to store all of them in our memories any more? it also talks about how education is changing (in Britain).

If your group has been talking about issues surrounding Wikipedia, the sharing of knowledge through the web or perhaps the Internet in education then this article may be of interest to you.

http://tinyurl.com/lxdhke

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