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knowledge and intelligence

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Jax

“Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is coordinated and used.” – Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Posted in Carl Sagan | Tagged Information, Intelligence, Judgements, Knowledge

connections

Posted on December 9, 2005 by Jax
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“No piece of information is superior to any other. Power lies in having them all on file and then finding the connections. There are always connections; you have only to want to find them.” – Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum

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