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Back to the Oral Tradition Through Skywriting at the Speed of Thought

Year: 2003

Type: preprint

Abstract: From the origin of human language 100,000 years ago until the invention of writing 5000 years ago the oral tradition had been the principal creator, conserver and communicator of human knowledge. Our brains are biologically adapted to the tempo of oral interaction in real time. Lapidary writing lost all of that, but soon skywriting will again catch up with the speed of thought.

Source: CogPrints (University of Southampton)

Author: Stevan Harnad

Language: English

Topic: Media, Communication, and Education

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1529776884

Cites: 22

Cited by: 27

Related to: 10