I am deeply fascinated by the notion that nerves operate using sound not electricity.
There is a theory in psychology of memory retrieval called ecphory based on an analogy with sound. Wouldn’t it be something if sound was not an analogy or a metaphor, but the actual vehicle of communication?
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Metronome – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metronome – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A metronome is any device that produces regular, metrical ticks (beats, clicks) — settable in beats per minute.
These ticks represent a fixed, regular aural pulse; some metronomes also include synchronized visual motion (e.g. pendulum-swing).
The metronome dates from the early 19th century, where it was patented by Johann Maelzel in 1815 as a tool for musicians, under the title “Instrument/Machine for the Improvement of all Musical Performance, called Metronome.”
Edward Tufte – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is noted for his writings on information design and as a pioneer in the field of data visualization.
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IMAX – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The desire to increase the visual impact of film has a long history. In 1929, Fox introduced Fox Grandeur, the first 70 mm film format, but it quickly fell from use.[3] In the 1950s CinemaScope (1953) and VistaVision (1954) widened the image from 35 mm film, following multi-projector systems such as Cinerama (1952). While impressive, Cinerama was difficult to install, and the seams between adjacent projected images were difficult to hide.
The IMAX system was developed by Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert Kerr, and William C. Shaw.[4]
Force (Star Wars) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One of the audio sources Lipsett sampled for 21-87 was a conversation between artificial intelligence pioneer Warren S. McCulloch and Roman Kroitor, a cinematographer who went on to develop IMAX.
In the face of McCulloch’s arguments that living beings are nothing but highly complex machines, Kroitor insists that there is something more: “Many people feel that in the contemplation of nature and in communication with other living things, they become aware of some kind of force, or something, behind this apparent mask which we see in front of us.
Dewey Decimal Classification – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The DDC attempts to organize all knowledge into ten main classes. The ten main classes are each further subdivided into ten divisions, and each division into ten sections, giving ten main classes, 100 divisions and 1000 sections.
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Hyperreality – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hyperreality is used in semiotics and postmodern philosophy to describe a hypothetical inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from fantasy, especially in technologically advanced postmodern cultures.
Hyperreality is a means to characterize the way consciousness defines what is actually “real” in a world where a multitude of media can radically shape and filter an original event or experience. Some famous theorists of hyperreality include Jean Baudrillard, Albert Borgmann, Daniel Boorstin, and Umberto Eco.
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