Michael Reid | Times Colonist | November 25, 2013
“How's this for irony? Chances are Ben Lewis, while researching Google and the World Brain, had to rely on Google's flagship search engine for information to help him take the computer giant to task.
Irony is a key ingredient in the British filmmaker's documentary that takes its title from the "World Brain" futurist H.G. Wells envisioned in 1937 – a massive, publicly accessible depository of knowledge.
With Google Books, the company is transforming what was once science-fiction into reality. It's a mammoth endeavour, with more than 10 million books, six-million in copyright, scanned into an online, publicly accessible library since 2004, when Google entered into agreements with several research libraries to digitize current and out-of-print works.”
For more on the story: http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/documentary-explores-google-as-brain-trust-1.709947
Google and the World Brain Event
Where: Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St.
When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Admission: By donation ($10-$20 suggested)
Info: 250-381-4428
