Editorial Insights and Implications: The Next 'Two Cultures' - The Open and The Closed

摘要

As the story above makes clear, the nation and, indeed, the world, are now beginning a slow transformation into "two cultures," each distinct in their attitudes and approaches to fundamental issues of contemporary life. Unlike C. P. Snow's famous book, Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution, of almost a half-century ago (noting the divide, and the lack of communication between the sciences and the humanities), the current two cultures meme is more concerned with issues involving ownership, property, innovation and collaboration.