January 2023 Virtual Meeting, Post 2 of 8: Where We Store Our Ideas

This is post 2 of 8.

5) PRESENTATION: WHERE WE STORE OUR IDEAS

This is a brief history of information storage. In some cases, this meant very hard copy. Humans have this need to record our thoughts. This became institutionalized through religion, bureaucracy, graffiti, Shakespeare, and science fiction. We’ve painted on cave walls, carved on stone, used animal skins, plants, and chopped up trees. Now we’re on the least archival of all: computer storage.

Where will our thoughts be a century from now? A millennium from now? Beyond that? Will our digital media fall apart faster than a pulp science fiction magazine in the hot sun?