Johns Hopkins was just awarded a $223,000 grant from the Arcadia Fund to fully digitize and make freely accessible all 1,800 rare books and manuscripts in the Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection over the 2022-23 academic year. These will appear alongside the 100 already scanned early volumes from the Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection already hosted on the ... Read more about Forgeries in History: Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection at Johns Hopkins University awarded a $223,000 grant

Visit and research time at the Museum Plantin-Moretus--among many other libraries, archives and museums..... (eps...

Read more about From Ashley Gonik's research vlog: a travel to Antwerp in 2019

Waseem and Paul start their discussion by exploring the concept of “information age” and addressing the question: has every age been an information age or is this title unique to this present time. They then discuss the significance of viewing history through the lens of information and viewing information through the lens of history. They also discuss over reliance on information in the present time and the impact of increased volume and velocity of misinformation and disinformation on society. 

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Read more about Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for the Curious Mind. Dr Waseem Akhtar spoke with Paul Duguid about the History of Information

Lucy Mangan's review of Adam Curtis' 6 part BBC documentary, Can't Get You Out of My Head, at THE GUARDIAN, Feb 11, 2021 Read more about Adam Curtis, Can't Get You Out of My Head (BBC documentary)--REVIEW LINK