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    When Did 'Information' Become Just a Bunch of 1's and 0's?

    With the Library of Congress now collecting not just every book but every tweet, are we losing track of what really matters? Science writer James Gleick has written The Information : A History, a Theory, a Flood, a new book about the challenges of the Information Age.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    With the Library of Congress now collecting not just every book but every tweet, are we losing track of what really matters? Science writer

    James Gleick has written

    The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

    , a new book about the challenges of the Information Age.

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      Warren Olney

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      James Gleick

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