...m the realm of passive, inert objects and transforms it into a catalyst of human interactions across time and space. In other words, it returns the b... ... arranged series of in-depth essays authored by the best in every field of human erudition. When the CD-ROM erupted on the scene, the Britannica ... ... information authored and released by the leading names in every field of human knowledge and endeavour. The Internet, is, in effect, an encyclopaedi... ...ost well-defined query, Boolean operators and all. Directories created by human editors - such as Yahoo! or the Open Directory Project - are often o... ...Lunch on July 13, 2001) It is amazing that the traditional archivists of human knowledge - the libraries - failed so spectacularly to ride the tige... ...o). This could prove very useful with massive databases such as the human genome, weather patterns, simulations of nuclear explosions, thematic, mul... ...of applicability is mind boggling. A (very) partial list: The Internet Genome Project - "open-source map of the major conceptual components of the... ... far-reaching effects on our societies. For example, completing the human genome could not have taken place at all, much less years earlier than expe...