Why Research Is a Superpower [Video Version]

This post comes from a book I am working on called Research and Writing for Music History Students: A Field Guide. While the book is aimed directly at students in the music history sequence, the concepts in it apply to anyone who is looking to accomplish research. In this excerpt from the “Principles” section of the book, I discuss how integral research is to our everyday lives.

As a university student, you are asked to do research, but why? It turns out that we use our research skills constantly, every day, to make decisions. In this video I imagine what it would be like in a world where research didn't exist.

Would you rather read this content as an essay? I wrote one: Research Is a Superpower.

Want to read another excerpt from Research and Writing for Music History Students: A Field Guide? See my post on Exactly What to Do in Your First Two Hours of Research.