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Welcome to the Desktop Degree…

The Guardian

February 5, 2012

Once upon a time, a very long time ago, in 1995 to be precise, a scholar named Eli Noam published an article in the prestigious journal Science under the title "Electronics and the Dim Future of the University."

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