Agreed that yahoo answers and wikipedia make a vital contribution, but how can knowledge previously only available in text books become accessible to the masses.
2007-01-06 03:22:56 · 4 answers · asked by thejur 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
A more fair contribution of books and knowledgable services like computers.
2007-01-06 03:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't forget pop-science books and TV programs, as well as the many educational programs shown on community TV covering a wide range of subjects.
There are also Open University schemes in many areas.
However, most people would rather watch the latest episode of their favourite sitcom or soapie than learn something. So perhaps the real question should be "How can the masses be motivated to learn more, and would this necessarily be a good thing anyway?"
2007-01-06 11:26:59 · answer #2 · answered by Scarlet Manuka 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can search anything on Google and find what you're looking for in about 5 minutes, at most. But if you're thinking outside of Internet, there are programs like PBS and the History Channel that make knowledge readily available.
2007-01-06 14:25:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best thing would be......
another global website like wikipedia but one which is a CENTRAL one with Qualified staff edditing the pages there so it can be made 100% trust worthy
wikipedia is good but any fool can edit stuff there and thats why makes it unsafe to trust sometimes
2007-01-06 11:33:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋