论文标题
量化21世纪知识同步
Quantifying knowledge synchronisation in the 21st century
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论文摘要
人类通过语言获取和积累知识，并热切地将知识交换为进步。尽管地理障碍以前有限制沟通，但信息技术的出现为知识交流开辟了新的途径。但是，目前尚不清楚哪种通信途径在21世纪占主导地位。在这里，我们使用最大的公共数据集Wikipedia探索了21世纪知识扩散的主要道路。我们根据他们的语言使用来评估人群群体之间共享知识的相似性。当人口群体彼此之间更加互动时，他们的知识结构会更加相似，在社会经济联系（例如文化，语言和历史特征）表明的情况下。此外，地理接近不再是知识传播的关键要求。此外，我们将数据集成到机械模型中，以更好地了解潜在的机制，并建议21世纪的知识“丝绸之路”在线。
Humans acquire and accumulate knowledge through language usage and eagerly exchange their knowledge for advancement. Although geographical barriers had previously limited communication, the emergence of information technology has opened new avenues for knowledge exchange. However, it is unclear which communication pathway is dominant in the 21st century. Here, we explore the dominant path of knowledge diffusion in the 21st century using Wikipedia, the largest communal dataset. We evaluate the similarity of shared knowledge between population groups, distinguished based on their language usage. When population groups are more engaged with each other, their knowledge structure is more similar, where engagement is indicated by socioeconomic connections, such as cultural, linguistic, and historical features. Moreover, geographical proximity is no longer a critical requirement for knowledge dissemination. Furthermore, we integrate our data into a mechanistic model to better understand the underlying mechanism and suggest that the knowledge "Silk Road" of the 21st century is based online.
