Articles Tagged with social effects of technology

Inside and outside (II)

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From porch to box

We continue to trace how living now takes place more definitely “inside.”

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Technology and tedium

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Riemann sums

Sometimes technological advances mean things are less exciting.

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The library

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and the librarian

We ponder the relationship between books and readers.

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Many books

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Too many?

How big should your library be?

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The long hours

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Time of the season

Some hours used to be longer than others.  Really.

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The price of old things

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Market research

We ponder the economic future of the past.

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Knobology

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Not intuitive

Some arbitrary details can be very important.

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Make a map

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Charts, surveys and catalogs

We notice the importance of what and where.

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Morse code

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High-speed digital communication

The telegraph required a new way of writing messages.

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An audio culture

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The book, the movie and the radio play

We ponder how the medium affects the story.

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