Sublime

clever people sought to measure, in data bits, the amount of information produced in

cut both ways.

number of new sources,

and against approaches

technical sophistication,

advance of progress, and placed in doubt the naïve faith, which I originally shared, that data and knowledge were identical. Even then, the problem was framed by

sources, how could we tell truth from error? Or, in a more sinister vein, honest research from manipulation?

For better and for worse, shifts in journalism, education, and communications have helped create a population that is more skeptical, more engaged, less credulous, and less trusting.

Unless we work actively to become aware of the biases we introduce, the returns to additional information may be minimal—or diminishing.