> A dependency graph would tell us, at a click, which of the pillars of scientific theory are truly load-bearing. This is the problem with the academic form of

> A dependency graph would tell us, at a click, which of the pillars of scientific theory are truly load-bearing. This is the problem with the academic form of knowledge transfer as a whole. It's too dependent on feeding of ego. And the "improvements" discussed here-in only reenforce that. If you boil knowledge down to meme, the necessity to "weight" and define pillars becomes less relevant. Without the ego's you get a remix culture where the Amen Brothers are more highly valued than say some one hit wonder... but not because we've measured them, and because we know that sample was from the Amen Brothers. It's more highly valued not because we know the source. In-fact few would know the music they are listening to has the Amen Brothers sample in it. It is more highly valued because it has taken so many forms and created actual value. We don't need tools to allow for better attribution and knowledge measurement. We need to remove ownership from knowledge as ownership is a hindrance to the transfer and consumption of it.