How much is too much?

I know I am posting this a little earlier than Monday night, but I am in a very productive mood. For the blog post I would like it if everyone would ponder and expound on the following quote: "Do you think that everything that can be known should be known?" (Ghosh 59). How much information is too much? What could the ramifications be of too much information?

Hey, guys.
I thought it would be a good idea to talk a little more the term "lingua franca" and how it was effecting Mist and her culture. Lingua franca originally represented the mixed language of Italian, Turkish, French, Greek, Arabic and Spanish. Now days it just means a common-ground mixture of two languages. In McDonnell's short story, the lingua franca is the introduction of the the Earther's English and their "cutting". Mist was emotionally disturbed my the changes that were being made in her society. She observes the children begin to adapt to the Earther's ways as demonstrated during the Mother-Infant Festival and the whispering. Do you guys think it is ironic that it was Mist who was going against the caste system at the beginning but becomes a strong opposer of mixing cultures? Do you think the Earther's should leave their culture alone or teach them Earth's ways? Can anyone relate the work with any other instance in history?

Why?

In class today we discussed how the focus of science shifted a great deal in the 18th century. The topic I wish to address is what exactly caused the shift. Was it that technological advances finally allowed for more standardization in scientific areas, or was it simply a trend that stuck? I think it was somewhat a mix of the two. Since some technological advances allowed for shortened travel times, more and more scientists saw just how confusing it can be when they use none of the same units of measure. What do you guys think?