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Calculating Empires is a large-scale research visualization exploring how technical and social structures co-evolved over five centuries. The aim is to view the contemporary period in a longer trajectory of ideas, devices, infrastructures, and systems of power. It traces technological patterns of colonialism, militarization, automation, and enclosure since 1500 to show how these forces still subjugate and how they might be unwound. By tracking these imperial pathways, Calculating Empires offers a means of seeing our technological present in a deeper historical context. And by investigating how past empires have calculated, we can see how they created the conditions of empire today.
✏️ 1. How do the authors define and conceptualize the relationship between technology and power throughout history, particularly since the year 1500? 2. What specific examples of technological patterns related to colonialism, militarization, automation, and enclosure are highlighted in the genealogical map presented in the document? 3. In what ways does the document suggest that understanding past imperial calculations can provide insights into the contemporary technological landscape and power dynamics? https://calculatingempires.net/ 🔗 View Highlight