It’s About the Stupid, Stupid
First the Atlantic runs a cover story on whether the Google makes us stupid. Now University of Chicago sociologist James Evans writes in the journal Science that the Internet is bad for researchers. Evans analyzed 34 million citations from articles posted online between 1998 and 2005 and concludes that fewer and fewer sources are being referenced. The reason? Researchers aren’t wading through reams of books but instead just clicking top-ranked search results. (Hat tip: Wired)
