Great article for discussing the production of scientific knowledge, shared knowledge, and also the new knowledge and technology theme.
Scientific Cooperation Knows No Boundaries—Fortunately
Infectious diseases, it is commonly said, know no borders, and neither does the knowledge needed to fight them. Scientists around the world routinely share information and collaborate across borders. The current pandemic has scientists working together on platforms such as Slack, and using new tools, such as machine learning, to rapidly detect the novel coronavirus in tests that use large amounts data from multiple sources. This outbreak has demonstrated in real time how scientific understanding can indeed be a global public good.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2020-03-21/it-takes-world-end-pandemic
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