When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future
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In When We Are No More Abby Smith Rumsey explores human memory from pre-history to the present to shed light on the grand challenge facing our world--the abundance of information and scarcity of human attention. Tracing the story from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls, to movable type, books, and the birth of the Library of Congress, Rumsey weaves a compelling narrative that explores how humans have dealt with the problem of too much information throughout our history, and indeed how we might begin solve the same problem for our digital future. Serving as a call to consciousness, When We Are No More explains why data storage is not memory; why forgetting is the first step towards remembering; and above all, why memory is about the future, not the past.
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Smith Rumsey, A. When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future. New York, Bloomsbury Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Smith Rumsey, Abby. When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future. New York, Bloomsbury Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Smith Rumsey, Abby, When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future. New York, Bloomsbury Press.
MLA Citation (style guide)Smith Rumsey, Abby. When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future. New York, Bloomsbury Press,
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