Levy titled his lecture Omnivision because, he said, technology has resulted in a limitless number of destinations for people s attention. Compare this to the situation a mere 20 years ago, when sources of current information were limited to newspapers and network television. Education will continue to be affected dramatically by rapid technological advancement, Levy said. He predicted a decline in academic study of the social sciences since as we see more, we will be, as it were, naked to each other, and every group will speak for itself. Levy sees the distinction between public and private as artificial.
Humans can live without it.
In primitive societies, there is no distinction between public and private, he said. The way in which we learn will also change, he said. Teaching will become more closely linked to what is online, because that is where the knowledge will be. I mean right for you whatever will benefit you. Professor Paolo Carpignano, Levy s New School collaborator, agreed in an interview after the lecture.