In “All the Knowledge in the World,” Simon Garfield recounts the history of the encyclopedia — a tale of ambitious effort, numerous errors and lots of paper. By Jing Tsu When you purchase an ...

There is a massive blind spot in our understanding of the world. This is evident in the current state of our knowledge systems, which can be described as being in a state of chaotic, fragmented ...

I was an early fan of the internet. I was amazed that all the knowledge of the world was available to everyone, everywhere, all the time. With cell phones, we could carry all the knowledge of the ...