History of the Information Age

Robbie Rotten meme Infographic by Jake

This week we read and discussed articles and videos relating to the role that the military played in the creation and spread of digital technologies. We discussed heavily on encryption, which I really enjoyed, because I find it fascinating! When I saw that we were going to read about Alan Turing, I was really eager […]

Andy Schmitz’s article was fascinating to me because it gave me a perspective of how popular culture and American media have evolved over time. I liked how they compared Jenny Lind, the Beatles, and American Idol to each other. One line from the…

The New York Times article, “How the Internet Is Saving Culture, Not Killing It,” re-evaluates how we define the state of our culture, especially financially, within a digital world. Prior to reading this article, I would’ve said that digital culture has brought a lot of negatives along with it because meaningful face-to-face communication has declined.