Before I can tell you about the three goats I saw, I need to be able to communicate verbally. So naturally, I turned to Wikipedia again to learn about the origin of language. Incidentally, the origin of language is not without controversy. Indeed, as one might expect, theorizing was banned in nineteenth century France. You … Read more
I was just reading about a young woman who was killed by police who’s referenced in a song I’ve heard many times. I know I’ve read about her before, but I couldn’t even tell you when. Reading about her again got me to thinking about the half-life of information salience. Andy Warhol (I think) said … Read more
As I think about this project of organizing “the” history of the world, I see that I face obstacles ahead. Namely, a particular challenge is that contemporary life has many more layers of details, making it much more difficult to fit it into a narrative. Before Gutenberg unleashed the god-forsaken printing press on us, civilization … Read more