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Impact on society doesn't mean impact on science. What scientific breakthroughs were due to the internet? Yet, the internet had/has an unprecedented impact on h
by x3tm 8y ago
Impact on society doesn't mean impact on science. What scientific breakthroughs were due to the internet? Yet, the internet had/has an unprecedented impact on history.
On the other hand, when someone starts having public opinions on pretty much anything (from buddhism to AI), I tend to be very suspicious about their expertise.
- jacobolus 8y ago> What scientific breakthroughs were due to the internet? Many, many, many. But it’s hard to pinpoint them. Lower-friction communication between researchers and better access to published science is an incredible catalyst for every kind of advance (from trivial incremental improvements through to new paradigms) in every field.
- x3tm 8y agoBetter/faster communication can facilitate work, but it's not the same as causing a breakthrough like say new data/theory. In that regard, English as a unified scientific language has probably a bigger impact than the internet.