KnowledgeWeb Project
The KnowledgeWeb Project is a learning web site about knowledge envisioned and supervised by James Burke and the James Burke Institute for Innovation in Education. It is a non-profit, all volunteer project, currently in development phase.
The mission of the site is to present knowledge in a highly interconnected, holistic way. The goal is not only to inform about the scientists, artists, innovators and explorers of history but also to find the connections between them and impact they have had on modern life. Burke and the KnowledgeWeb have a focus on the connections between people - who met whom, who worked for whom, who was friends with whom. KnowlegeWeb is designed to be an interactive teaching tool as well as a reference tool. Because the K-Web is designed also for schools, users are able to choose whether to see only vetted, or other content as well.