How to Make Better Use of Scientific Knowledge

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Scientific knowledge is hard to take because it removes the reassuring crutches of opinion, ideology and leaves only what is demonstrably true about the world. Burke said all of that in 1978 and this notion has been one of his pursuits ever since. And by help towards that knowledge, I don't mean give everybody a computer and say help yourself. Where would you even start? Now, I mean trying to find ways to translate the knowledge, to teach us, to ask the right questions. This stuff's easier to take isn't it? Understandable. Got people in it.

Legendary science historian James Burke returns to explain his newest project, a Connections app that will allow anyone to "think connectively" about the webs of knowledge available on Wikipedia.

Burke predicted back in 1978 that we’d one day need better tools than just search alone if we were to avoid the pitfalls of siloed information and confirmation bias, and this month he launched a Kickstarter campaign to help create just such a tool - an app that searches connectivity and produces something Google and social media often don’t - surprises, anomalies, unexpected results, and connections, in the same style as his documentary series, books, and other projects.

In the interview, Burke shares his latest insights on change, technology, the future, social media, models of reality, and more.

To support the Kickstarter campaign for the Connections app, here are some links:

• http://jbconnectionsapp.com
• http://knowledgediscoveries.com
• http://kck.st/2eIg21R

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