{"id":1830,"date":"2026-04-08T11:59:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/?page_id=1830"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:27:23","slug":"learn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In addition to weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/category\/commentary\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"16\">commentary<\/a>, Y\/NOTES offers an opportunity to learn and gain an academic-level understanding of the structures and ideas behind some of the defining questions of our time. Currently, these two series are available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/category\/foundations\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"24\">Foundations of the Information Revolution<\/a> is a 7-part series adapted from a module I teach in an introductory academic course. The series analyzes the origins of the Information Revolution, where it veered off track, and what its failure means for humanity&#8217;s future. This is the first part:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-474 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-foundations tag-_fir1 tag-culture tag-future\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/silicon-dawn\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-300x192.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Silicon Dawn\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-1024x656.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-1536x985.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-2048x1313.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-scaled.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div style=\"font-size:14px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-59daf4c81d8d9356d0fba90bee17b196 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/category\/foundations\/\" rel=\"tag\">Foundations of the Information Revolution<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"letter-spacing:1px; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/silicon-dawn\/\" target=\"_self\" >Silicon Dawn<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Part 1\/7: A bird\u2019s-eye view of the Information Revolution, the third great technological revolution in human history. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/category\/vr\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"56\">Virtual Reality in Action<\/a> is a 3-part series that draws on my Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law article&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu\/jetlaw\/vol20\/iss3\/5\/\"><em>Virtual Reality Exceptionalism<\/em><\/a>. The series explores the deep cultural and psychological roots of VR technology and its unique potential. This is the first part:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1501 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vr tag-_vr1 tag-culture tag-future tag-vr\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/vr-abides\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-300x246.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"VR Abides\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-1024x838.png 1024w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-768x629.png 768w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4-1536x1258.png 1536w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-4.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div style=\"font-size:14px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-59daf4c81d8d9356d0fba90bee17b196 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/category\/vr\/\" rel=\"tag\">Virtual Reality in Action<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"letter-spacing:1px; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/vr-abides\/\" target=\"_self\" >VR Abides<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Part 1\/3: VR is not dead. It is rooted in ancient ideas, psychology, and culture. These form strong social foundations for the technology. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to weekly commentary, Y\/NOTES offers an opportunity to learn and gain an academic-level understanding of the structures and ideas behind some of the defining questions of our time. 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