Episode 55 - Project Xanadu
Advent of Computing
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19 Forty Five - The Information Problem
In 19 forty five, vandever bush proposed a machine that could store and edit the sum total of human knowledge. According to Bush, it would all be possible using 19 forty five technology. In an interesting way, bush and nelson were kind of kindred spirits. Both were something of digital outsiders. And as we may think, bush presents a con called the information problem. Once we hit this data singularity, scientific progress will grind to a halt.
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