The Informed Life Chris Aldrich on Cybernetic Communications
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May 5, 2024 
Chris Aldrich, a modern-day cybernetician with a diverse background, discusses cybernetics, communications, oral vs. literary cultures, Indigenous traditions, and mnemonic techniques. He explores the evolution of numerical systems, associative memory, information organization, and the importance of historical grounding for innovation in online presence.
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Oral vs. Literate Cultures
- Oral cultures transmit knowledge through stories, songs, and spatial memory.
- This makes their knowledge vulnerable to disruption when physical access to their land is lost.
Oral Transmission of the Bible
- Parts of the Bible were transmitted orally for centuries before being written down around the 6th century BC.
- This demonstrates the surprising accuracy of oral transmission over long periods.
Homer's Epics
- Homer's epics were likely created by multiple bards, not a single person.
- Only the written versions survived, representing a fraction of a larger oral tradition.