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Maria Popova: The Architecture of Knowledge

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The Importance of Curiosity in Modern Thought

The first working computer took shape in 1946. Peter Drucker: It is not the existence of knowledge, but the convergence and cross-pollination of knowledge that drives progress. He says we can never predict at what point two seemingly useless bits of knowledge will lock into a conversation that is infinitely useful. The challenge with the internet is that it's increasingly well-tailored for helping us find more of what we know we're looking for, he adds.

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