Centuries’ worth of important information is stored on paper – which can decay, burn or get eaten by pests. Peek inside the process of making all that data digital.
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Forgetting is beneficial for the human brain. But the internet has made it harder to let go of painful or problematic memories.
MySpace users were recently shocked to learn that the company lost 50 million user files. It’s a harsh lesson in not leaving your intellectual property unprotected on the information superhighway.
Only a small fraction of the data from archaeological fieldwork is made accessible to the public or preserved for future research.
The virtual reality rides of the early 20th century are now being documented in digital VR.
“The internet is forever.” So goes a saying regarding the impossibility of removing material – such as stolen photographs – permanently from the web. Yet paradoxically the vast and growing digital sphere…
Last month a fire destroyed 23 timber buildings in the the Norwegian heritage town of Laerdalsoyri. Another fire ripped through the important Korean gate of Sungnyemun in 2008. This one was the result…
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Professor and Director, UK Data Archive and UK Data Service, University of Essex
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Professor Emeritus, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
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