What we know? The great info-knowledge debate
Amy Gahran on the difference between information and knowledge:- Information generally includes facts, observations, sensations, and messages. Information is content which informs our minds. It's fuel.
- Knowledge, in contrast, is the human experience of information – it's what our minds DO with all that content. It's the fire in the forge.
- Think verbs, not nouns. It seems much easier to grasp this distinction by focusing on the verbs "inform" and "know," rather than the nouns "information" and "knowledge."
- This is a spectrum, not a duality... There are many similarities between the two categories, after all. However, this gray area is OK because our brains can pick up with creating and managing knowledge where technologies reach their limit.
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