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The Age of Missing Information
The Age of Missing Information
Author: Bill McKibben
Imagine watching an entire day’s worth of television on every single channel. Acclaimed environmental writer and culture critic Bill McKibben subjected himself to this sensory overload in an experiment to verify whether we are truly better informed than previous generations. — Bombarded with newscasts and fluff pieces, game shows and talk s...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780394589336
ISBN-10: 0394589335
Publication Date: 4/21/1992
Pages: 261
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Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Bill McKibben really, really doesn't like television. To find out just how much is stolen from our lives by watching TV, he experimented by watching 24 hours of programming on all of the 93 channels available in Fairfax Virginia. Then to compare what he had missed, he spent 24 hours on top of an Adirondack mountain, watching insects, birds and trees. He compared the information he gathered from each of those experiences. That is this book.

In my case, he was preaching to the converted, so I wholeheartedly agreed with his conclusions. It's worth mentioning that he wrote this book 15 years ago, and he was talking about carbon in the atmosphere (obviously not too many people were listening)and he was right about that, too.
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