Ben Smith

Ben Smith

Designing a Source Evaluation System

Evaluating Sources on the Space Economy of Europe Search Terms Criteria   Search Term Author Accessibility Keyword Source Purpose Total Score Morgan Stanley – 5 Themes “Future space economy” 3 – Author is an industry expert. Publisher is engaged in…

How Do We Discover New Knowledge?

Discussion on Research Methods & Pragmatism Research seems to be more of an art rather than a science in many respects. While methods specifically can be scientific, the specific blend of approaches that one chooses to combine is very much…

Is Academic Research Broken?

Discussion on the Research Process and ‘Reference-Snobbery’ Much of my research on topics was borne out of Youtube. I found the video format allowed me to take in more information and retain it. Podcasts also fulfilled this for me. These…

Writing & The Post-Blog Era

A Discussion on Mark Mario’s article “Teaching Writing in the Post-Blogging Era” What stands out to me is the trends within blogging. As a relatively new phenomenon, we have already witnessed great shifts in this category of writing. Traditional blogs…

Why Have a Domain at all?

A Discussion on Audrey Watter’s article “Why ‘A Domain of One’s Own’ Matters (For the Future of Knowledge)” Those issues of the internet that are the most general, permeate into all corners and sections of the internet – least of…

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