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☞ Constructing Signposts in the Memescape
Making an Impact via Mental Hooks and Conceptual Frameworks
Samuel Arbesman
Jan 4
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☞ The Technological Parentheses of Our Lives
My daughter used to pay very careful attention to my driving. But it wasn’t really just about road safety or even sightseeing—it was about information…
Samuel Arbesman
Nov 16, 2021
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☞ Long-term thinking in the world of software
Ephemerality vs. Impact
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Apr 13
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☞ The Philosopher's Tree
Alchemy, Computation, and the Complexity of Modeling the World
Samuel Arbesman
May 11, 2021
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☞ Reinventing Book Publishing in the Tech World
In the first half of the Twentieth Century, Emanuel Haldeman-Julius began publishing Little Blue Books in a small town in southeastern Kansas. These…
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Jan 12, 2021
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☞ Ecclesiastes in the Age of Progress
In recent years, there has been lots of writing about the idea of progress, including within a burgeoning field of “progress studies.” One aspect of…
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Feb 9
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☞ In Praise of Glitches
Embracing Errors in Technology
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Dec 15, 2021
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☞ The Overedge Catalog
Finding the misfit research + tech organizations
Samuel Arbesman
Apr 13, 2021
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☞ Let's Deextinct Flavors
Bringing back the tastes of Food of the Ancients
Samuel Arbesman
Mar 8
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☞ The Anomalies that Drive Science
There is a certain delight to finding facts and bits of information that don’t quite make sense. Whether it’s the discovery of a weird signal from…
Samuel Arbesman
Feb 17, 2021
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☞ Programming Languages and Natural Language
I’m a sucker for generative analogies when it comes to computer programming: the kinds of analogies or metaphors that get you to think about code in a…
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Oct 25, 2021
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☞ Timestamping Science and Magical Text
How do you demonstrate that you know something—or discovered something first—without giving away your secret? This was an issue that loomed large in the…
Samuel Arbesman
Mar 11, 2021
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