http://gorey.com.au/archives/2752 Random thoughts and observations Wed, 23 May 2012 17:46:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://gorey.com.au/archives/2752/comment-page-1#comment-50514 Alex Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:37:34 +0000 http://gorey.com.au/?p=2752#comment-50514 <i>Corporate information doubles every 18 months. Medical information doubles every 19 years. Scientific information doubles every five years The news story cites an IBM study claiming that by 2010 the amount of digital information in the world will double every 11 hours. </i> so, first, one should have the skills to use all this information. And to choose which is trustworthy. That's why such things as evidence based medicine has been developed. That is why learning is more important today than yesterday and will be more important tomorrow than today. Corporate information doubles every 18 months. Medical information doubles every 19 years. Scientific information doubles every five years The news story cites an IBM study claiming that by 2010 the amount of digital information in the world will double every 11 hours.
so, first, one should have the skills to use all this information. And to choose which is trustworthy. That’s why such things as evidence based medicine has been developed.
That is why learning is more important today than yesterday and will be more important tomorrow than today.

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