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An exploration of;the;emerging quantum technological paradigm and its effects on human consciousness and cultures. In Enriched with evidence from biology, anthropology, sociolinguistics, and information and cognitive sciences, the authors draw upon diverse case studies to sustain a convincing philosophical and political argument. The book’s chapters move from a discussion about the coevolution of humans and language to the codependence of writing, thinking, and innovation, then proceed to investigate “datacracy,” the power of algorithms. Finally, the authors outline the looming psychocultural effects and geopolitical challenges of the nascent quantum technological paradigm.
List of contents
Contents
Introduction
1 Language: Alphabetics and Logographic World-Sensing
2 Epistemology: Language and Data Superimposed
3 Digitalization: Entangled Datacracy
4 Politics: The Realpolitik of Quantum Fields
5 Ecology: A Possible Quantum-Based Paradigm
Afterword
Notes
References
Index
About the author
Stefano Calzati is currently a Senior Researcher at Delft University of Technology. Previously, he worked at Tallinn University of Technology and the City University of Hong Kong. He is the author of Mediating Travel Writing, Mediated China.
Derrick de Kerckhove is former Director of the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto. He is the Scientific Director of the the TuttiMedia Observatory and has authored several books, including The Skin of Culture and Connected Intelligence.
