Step back from individual technologies and explore the patterns that connect storage, copying, transmission, computing, platforms and artificial intelligence.
Batch 1 Big-picture essays: From Embodied Meaning to Structured Records Version: 0.1 Date: 30 July 2026 Release context: Retrospective synthesis for the v0.2 research batch Topics: Embodied non-verbal communication,…
Batch 2 Big-picture essays: Durable Media and Navigable Documents Version: 0.1 Date: 30 July 2026 Release context: Retrospective synthesis for the v0.3 research batch Topics: Stone inscriptions and monuments, Papyrus and…
Batch 3 Big-picture essays: Institutional Memory and Physical Delivery Version: 0.1 Date: 29 July 2026 Topics: Seals, signatures and documentary authentication, Archives, Libraries and catalogues, Scribal copying, Couriers and…
Batch 4 Big-picture essays: Printing and Mass Publication Version: 0.1 Date: 29 July 2026 Topics: Woodblock printing, Movable type in East Asia, Metal movable type and Gutenberg-style press, Mass-produced books and Pamphlets,…
Batch 5 Comparative Big-picture essays: Electrical Distance Version: 0.1 Date: 29 July 2026 Topics: Optical telegraph and semaphore, Electrical telegraph, Submarine telegraph cables, Telephone
Batch 6 Comparative Big-picture essays: Recorded Media Version: 0.1 Date: 29 July 2026 Topics: Photography, Recorded sound and the phonograph, Motion-picture film and cinema Parent release: v0.7 --- 1. Batch Thesis Batch 6 marks…
Batch 7 Comparative Big-picture essays: Broadcasting Version: 0.1 Date: 29 July 2026 Topics: Radio broadcasting, Portable transistor radio, Television broadcasting, Communications satellites 1. Central Thesis Batch 7 examines the…
Batch 8 Comparative Big-picture essays: Computing Foundations Version: 0.1 Date: 29 July 2026 Topics: Mechanical calculators, Punched-card control and data entry, Electromechanical tabulation, Binary digital representation,…
Batch 9 Comparative Big-picture essays: Data and Shared Computation
Batch 10 Comparative Big-picture essays: Networks and Online Communication Version: 0.1 Date: 30 July 2026 Release: v0.11 --- 1. Batch Scope Batch 10 examines four transitions: -…
Batch 11 Comparative Big-picture essays: Web, Search and Optical Backbone Version: 0.1 Date: 30 July 2026 Topics: World Wide Web, Search Engines, Fibre-Optic Communication --- 1. Batch Thesis Batch 11 closes…
Batch 12 Comparative Big-picture essays: Mobile Personal Communication Version: 0.1 Date: 30 July 2026 Topics: Cellular Mobile Networks, SMS and Mobile Text Messaging, Instant Messaging and Chat Applications --- 1. Batch Thesis…
Batch 13 Comparative Big-picture essays: Personal Publishing and Social Platforms Version: 0.1 Date: 30 July 2026 Topics: Blogs and Content-Management Systems, Social Networking and Microblogging Platforms, Recommendation…
Batch 14 Comparative Big-picture essays: Ubiquitous Cloud Media Version: 0.1 Date: 30 July 2026
Batch 15 Comparative Big-picture essays: Machine Language Interfaces
Batch 16 Comparative Big-picture essays: Automated Interpretation and Synthetic Media Version: 0.1 Date: 30 July 2026 Topics: Automated Classification and Content Moderation, Generative Language Models, Generative Image, Audio…
Batch 17 Comparative Big-picture essays: Assistants, Agents and Authenticity Version: 0.1 Date: 30 July 2026 Topics: Conversational AI Assistants and Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous AI Agents,…
Information Transmission Evolution Map Constraint Migration Across Information History Version: 0.1 Date: 30 July 2026
Information Transmission Evolution Map From Transmitting Signals to Transforming Meaning Version: 0.1 Date: 30 July 2026