The wisdom of the crowd turns out to be more of an oxymoron than we thought.

Education is priceless, so it might seem surprising that universities around the planet are “giving away” instruction and talent in the form of MOOCs – massive open online courses.

Money is a commodity. You won’t find much difference between the dollar bill you have in your pocket today and the one that may show up next week. Indeed, even the physicality of money is disappearing. Now it is just a number on your banking app.

Is the “academy” losing its relevancy? There’s evidence this may be the case with groups important to its future, notably parents, students, alumni and opinion leaders.

We had a blizzard up here the other day, the second biggest in our history. Yet a few days before that, the thermometer was pushing 60 degrees. This certainly feels like global weirding.