Foundations of the Information Revolution
This 7-part series explores the origins of the Information Revolution, where it veered off track, and what its failure means for the future of humanity. It is adapted from a module I teach as part of an introductory academic course and is designed to provide a solid foundation on some of the most pressing issues of our time. The series starts with Silicon Dawn.
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Looming Dusk (7/7)
The bleak technological future of humanity.
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Broken Dreams (6/7)
How the hopes for world peace were lost.
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Filtered Information (5/7)
The unfulfilled promise of a free, equal and prosperous information society through the decentralization of social power.
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Tech Oligarchs (4/7)
The rise of Silicon Sultans, the information age reincarnation of the robber barons of the Industrial Revolution.
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Giants Rise (3/7)
The shift from ideological cyber-utopianism to big-tech corporate market dominance.
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Great Expectations (2/7)
Understanding cyber-utopianism, the foundational ideology of the 1990s Internet.
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Silicon Dawn (1/7)
A bird’s-eye view of the Information Revolution, the third great technological revolution in human history.