# The Tortoise and the Hare: Analogy for Academia in the Digital World?

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The piece uses the tortoise and hare fable to challenge simple contrasts between digital and traditional scholarship.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 4 August 2010

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2010/08/the-tortoise-and-the-hare-analogy-for-academia-in-the-digital-world/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 4 August 2010
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: metaphor, academia, digital-technology, analogy.

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